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Want to inspire your teens to write? Could you use some engaging writing prompts that won’t put your teens to sleep? You’ve come to the right place!
You’ll find prompts for opinions, descriptions, story writing, current events, prompts that are really tutorials in disguise, and much more. Complete instructions are included with each prompt.
Looking for tutorials on essay writing, proofreading, and so on? Interested in writing prompt bundles that span many grades? Click here.
Find prompts for your middle school students here.
Thanks for visiting the High School Prompts page. If you have a writing prompt you would like to submit, please contact Sharon Watson.
“You can’t wait for inspiration.
You have to go after it with a club.”
— JACK LONDON
Free Grammar Lesson from “Let’s Eat Fifi”
Lesson 16: When to use “I” and “Me”
Song lyrics are notorious for misusing I and me. Here’s what I mean:
I gaze into the starry sky
And dream each night of you and I.
This corny yet grammatical travesty happens so often that it barely scratches our ears any more.
You already know when to use I and me in simple sentences:
I went to the movie and spilled my drink all over me.
The problem occurs when you are not alone, when you spill your drink on yourself and your friend. Do you use I? Do you use me?
Click here to grab your copy of this whole grammar lesson from “Let’s Eat Fifi,” complete with answers! Or click the button below.
3 Types of Poems for Poetry Month
Let’s give your students some practice in writing poetry!
With these guided prompts, your students do not have to “sit down and write a poem” but will surprise you by creating something fun and maybe even memorable. Here goes . . . (more…)
Focus on Easter with These 7 Spiritual Prompts
SHARON’S BLOG
Are you looking for a way to focus your students’ minds and hearts on the meaning of Easter?
Our special Easter prompts will help your students think deeply on the events and meaning of our dear Savior’s death and resurrection.
These 7 prompts are arranged chronologically from Jesus’ Triumphal Entry through Thomas’s epiphany a week after the resurrection.
Included are prompts with poetry, story writing, definitions, opinions, and more.
Suitable for students in grades 7 – 12.
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National Poetry Month: Do You Haiku?
April is National Poetry Month. What a wonderful time to try your hand at writing a poem!
Haiku (high KOO) is a beautiful poem form that comes from Japan. It is usually about nature and can be spoken in one breath.
Syllables are important in a haiku. Words can be broken into parts based on their vowel sounds. Those parts are syllables. Tree has one syllable. Forest has two. And timberland has three. When you speak these words out loud, you can hear their syllables.
Haiku poems have another feature: They do not rhyme. (more…)
Basketball: Is it March? Then there’s Madness!
Looking for basketball-related writing prompts? Whether your students are sports enthusiasts or not, there’s something for everyone here!
Have you ever seen tournament brackets like the one in #1? Free printable included.
Fun for students in 5th – 12th grade. Dig in!
Brrr! Writing Prompts for Winter
SHARON’S BLOG
Snow-softened landscape. Frozen lakes. Sledding. Hot chocolate.
Blizzards. Ice-slick streets. Cancellations.
Winter—it’s all in there. Here are a few prompts about winter that your students will enjoy, giving them a chance to write their opinions, a short story, a TV script, and more.
Just right for your 5th – 12th graders.
