What Will Your Character Find in a Secret Room?
Nathaniel Hawthorne begins The Scarlet Letter with a secret room and forgotten treasures. Create your own secret room. How will you get there? What will you find there?
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Carnivore, Omnivore, Vegan, Vegetarian—What Do You Eat?
What do you eat? In honor of World Vegetarian Day, this high school writing prompt asks you to think about what you eat and defend your position.
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Proofreading Marks and How to Use Them
This tutorial shows your students the universal proofreading marks and how to use them. Plus, you’ll get examples and an exercise to reinforce the information.
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A Strange Way to Get Ideas for Essays
It’s tough to come up with ideas for essays. Where do you find the topics? Try this strange way of developing ideas for essays using your own initials!
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National Patriot Day
September 11 is National Patriot Day in the United States in commemoration of the 9/11 attacks. But what is a patriot? Define “patriot,” “patriotism,” or “patriotic.”
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Your Future Spouse
What non-negotiable traits are you looking for in a future spouse? Write a list. Then choose one of those qualities and explain it more fully.
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What Would You Walk Across Your Country For?
Eric Peters is walking to raise awareness of PTSD. What issue or cause would you like people to know more about? How would you like to raise awareness of this issue? It does not have to involve walking.
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What Memory Would You Give?
In Lois Lowry’s The Giver, in both the book and 2014 movie version, one of the elders transmits memories to the protagonist Jonas. What memory of yours would you give and to whom would you give it?
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That’s a Commercial?
Car commercials are getting more intriguing, crossing the line from ads to mini-movies, complete with characters, plot, and secret missions. Write your own commercial for a vehicle of your choice.
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A Real Science-Fiction Town
Sometimes real stories catch our imagination and give us ideas for our fiction writing. Read this strange news report and write a science-fiction story from it.
