Create a Warning
Did you know you shouldn’t spray Windex in your eyes or put your TV remote in the dishwasher? You did? Create your own warning to include on a product.
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Help Your Students Avoid These Three Mistakes in Persuasive Writing
It’s easy for our students to make these common mistakes in persuasive writing. Here’s a practical list of three mistakes you can help them avoid. Then enjoy the writing activity that follows.
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Problem to Solution: Invasive Species
The Florida Everglades is being threatened by new and invasive species of plants and animals that have no natural predators. Write your solution to this problem.
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The Introduction’s Super Power
Introductions can be boring. Super boring. Learn how your students can powerfully engage their readers with this writing super power in their introductions.
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Maya Angelou and Figurative Language
The late Maya Angelou was poetic even in her prose. Use two quotes from her books to learn how to use figurative language to describe emotions.
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My Fellow Students: A Graduation Speech
It’s that time of year again when everyone is interested in the future–your future! Write your own graduation speech using shared memories, quotes, personal anecdotes, advice, and encouragement.
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Coupons
Here’s a fun writing prompt you can do with your children, and it’s all about coupons. After everyone has written, read your prompts to each other and be enlightened.
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Mozilla Ousts CEO for Belief in Traditional Marriage: Write the Dialog
What happens when the CEO of a large corporation supports traditional marriage? Even though we weren’t there, we can imagine the dialog between people. Write your own dialog between an employee and Brendan Eichs, former CEO of Mozilla.
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Luck: Is it Real?
Four-leaf clovers, wishbones, stones for luck. Read this weird story of a woman who bought lottery tickets and then write whether you believe in luck. Middle school writing prompt.
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Switch Roles with Your Teacher
Now that school is upon us, switch roles with your teacher. Write a diary or journal entry of a teacher who had a bad day.
