National Make Your Bed Day
National Make Your Bed Day is September 11. Explaining how to do something is an important skill. Make a list of steps to make a bed. It can be humorous or serious.
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What Contest Would You Like to Win?
If you could be good at a contest, what contest would you choose? If you have already won or placed in a competition, describe how you prepared for the event or write the story of your rise to the top.
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The Memory of Snow
In Lois Lowry’s The Giver, an elder gives the memory of snow to Jonas who has never seen or heard of snow. Describe something physical to someone who has never seen or experienced it before.
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The Discoveries of Youth
When you’re really little, you make discoveries all the time, things that seem old or boring to you now. Read this quote and then write about a time when you discovered or learned something when you were younger.
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It’s Not Just Your Parents
Parents often limit students’ social media habits, and not the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends limits as well. If you had to cut back on a habit, how would you go about doing it? Explain your plan.
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Create a Character from a Photo
You want to create a character for your story, but you’re stuck. You can’t think of one. Use this trick to get you thinking about characters.
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The Talking Shoes
When was the last time your shoes talked to you? By using anthropomorphism, meaning “in the form of a human,” you can make objects or animals talk, plan, cry, and do other things humans do.
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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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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.
