MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS “Long, long ago, in a lavish lodge near the village of Liverwurst, lived a lovely lass called Linda the Lonely. Linda was lonely because, ever since she was a little girl, she had beenlocked in the lodge by her wicked uncle, Lord Ludwig of Liverwurst.” So begins “The Legend of Linda the…
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS Advertising is everywhere. TV commercials bombard you 18 minutes out of every hour, but they are not the only places companies try to sell their products. Think of billboards, huge pictures of food products stuck to restaurant windows, and even your lowly cereal box. Yes, even after you’ve bought the cereal, you…
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS Are you not sure what to do when your teacher gives you a writing assignment? Check out this prompt. Let’s make your first steps in the writing process easier with these worksheets on brainstorming and organizing.
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS You want to avoid plagiarism in your writing. Yes. Yes, you do. Plagiarism is using someone else’s quotation, facts, statement, idea, or story without giving them credit. So, how do you let your readers know that you borrowed the quotation, fact, and so on? You cite your source by using an in-text…
What can you do when your food order is incorrect or your new purchase falls apart? Complain! Learn how to complain constructively with this writing prompt for you and your children.
One of the first rules storywriters learn is this: Show, don’t tell. What does that mean? Read on to find out and to practice this important skill!
Reading descriptions can be super boring, but yours don’t have to be. Try this middle school prompt to learn two secrets to exciting descriptive writing!
You are familiar with topic sentences, how they come at the beginning of paragraphs and tell readers what the paragraph is all about. But what if the topic sentence came at the end of the paragraph? And what if that paragraph described something from a story? Topic sentence at the end Here’s part of a…
Read Riley’s famous autumn poem and then learn three writers’ devices that will enhance your writing–all in three little words!
Your students will learn the difference between opinion versus persuasion with this fun infographic about dogs and an easy writing exercise.
