Writing with Sharon Watson-Easy-to-use Homeschool Writing and Literature Curriculum

What Will Your Character Find in a Secret Room?

Secret rooms in movies and books promise excitement. How does one find the room? How does one enter? What could be hidden in this mysterious vault?

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is introduced to readers as being the result of an amazing find, a secret cache tucked away in the dusty, forgotten second floor of the custom house where Hawthorne worked for a while.

Here’s how he creates excitement for his narrator’s find and, therefore, the story:

Fire Prevention Day—Narrowing Down a SubjectTopic

MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS

Note: This is part one of the Intro to Writing series. Find links to the other tutorials here.

What do you do when your teacher gives you a subject to write about, but that subject is too broad?

For instance, what if your teacher says, “Write about natural disasters”? Right off the bat, you know you are in trouble. That subject is too large; there are too many possibilities. It would take a few books to cover everything, and your essay is due in two days.

We’re All the Same, and We’re All Different

SHARON’S BLOG

How are humans the same? How are we different from each other?

Explore this subject with your students and children as they dig into humanity and learn one method of comparing and contrasting as well.

This prompt comes in the form of a short video. I smiled and laughed through it but found something deeply sad in it as well. How will your students react to the silent messages in it?

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