Writing Prompts 2009 2010

mmmm........ food.

2010-06-14T06:16:00.000-07:00

Could you please write the recipee for school....
Thanks

1 cup of hard work.
3 gallons of drama.

mix and let chill.

ONE Change

2010-06-09T04:57:00.001-07:00

First, think of something about yourself that you would like to see change when you go to the highschool. Then, really explore why you would like that to change. Think it through. How could you make it happen? Would it be beneficial for you?

school

2010-06-08T07:31:00.000-07:00

Three years of experiences. List 10 amazing ones and 10 not so amazing :)

Crime and punishment

2010-06-07T04:59:00.000-07:00

Punishment is a difficult thing. Do we hold to the letter of the law, or allow some people to go unpunished. We will talk, then I want you to write about your opinion.

The Caddisfly

2010-06-03T05:07:00.000-07:00

Name ten things important enough to stick to your back!

A little mayo, a bit of brown mustard.... some rye bread...

2010-05-27T05:06:00.000-07:00

Three hours ago I killed someone.
And now the world loves me.

partner up partnas

2010-05-25T05:55:00.001-07:00

Words

bring it to life...

2010-05-24T05:48:00.000-07:00

Write about this place. Bring it to life with your words.

square dance

2010-05-14T05:14:00.000-07:00

find a partner dose do.... then grade their entire life.

Report Card

sights and sounds

2010-05-10T06:18:00.001-07:00

Write the beginning of a story taking the music and image into consideration. (live T. B. D.)

it is what it isn't

2010-05-06T05:18:00.001-07:00

Write about lava... only don't mention lava at all. Write about something that is like this.

.........

2010-05-04T04:52:00.001-07:00

Create a Eulogy for yourself... how would you like to be remembered.

Your life in lists.

2010-05-03T06:09:00.000-07:00

In Your Life

Through a Mirror Darkly

2010-04-29T04:56:00.001-07:00

Please write bout your partner. Consider who in this school is most like your partner. Only, they have to be the opposite sex. Build a case for your argument!!

reading...

2010-04-28T05:02:00.001-07:00

Just respond to the excerpt that I am reading today. (Spiderwick 1)

Frankenstein

2010-04-26T12:29:00.000-07:00

Bring something back to life. Think back into your past. Is there anything there that you wish still happened. Something that stopped, or went away. Write about something that you want to bring back if you could. Write about it for 10 minutes.

night life

2010-04-26T06:33:00.001-07:00

Please write a story that involves the night. Make the setting work for you... make the night come alive.

three more entries

2010-04-14T05:01:00.001-07:00

keep it up

2010-04-13T04:37:00.001-07:00

Keep your story going...

tension

2010-04-12T06:06:00.001-07:00

Please write the beginning of a short story in which you build tension. See if you can start subtly ( with hints of tension) and build from there.

personification prompt

2010-04-05T06:11:00.001-07:00

Please write one solid paragraph describing the house in the picture. Please put your best effort into using personification in your description.

pinball bowling ball

2010-03-30T04:59:00.001-07:00

Please make a small list of things that have either happened to you or that you have done. They can be big or small it doesn't matter. list out twenty of them. We will be working with these tomorrow.

2010-03-29T05:59:00.001-07:00

Please write a story about what is happening in this picture.

picture prompt

2010-03-22T05:52:00.000-07:00

Please tell the story of the blind fisherman. Please make it first person perspective and from his point of view.

arch villian super hero

2010-03-19T05:27:00.001-07:00

Please describe your partner as either an arch villain or a super hero. Like a Caricature, take their personality and exaggerate it to the point that it either becomes a super power or a nefarious attribute.

Who are you...

2010-03-15T05:37:00.000-07:00

Please watch this video and then write down as many things as you can in fullfillment of the statement, "I am the one..."

for my .........

2010-03-03T05:12:00.000-08:00

I keep a blog for my son and one for my daughter as well. In them I write like I were talking to the adult version of them. I will give it to them when they are older. I would like you to write a "For my" entry in your jurnal... you can write to who ever you want to... but be honest and search hard for some sort of meaningful writing. You will probably never give it to them. (you could if you wanted to though)

Like...

2010-02-12T07:13:00.000-08:00

B-Day

2010-02-09T06:35:00.001-08:00

Its Henry's Birthday today. Write to him. Tell him what you want.

warm up

2010-02-08T05:44:00.000-08:00

close your eyes, think of summer, say three things that you "see" out loud. (they have to be different than anyone else, and they have to be SUMMERISH!

questions 2

2010-02-05T04:45:00.000-08:00

take the questions that you made yesterday and team up (at random) with someone in this class. Ask away!

connected questions

2010-02-04T04:58:00.000-08:00

Write this question down: "What did you eat for breakfast?" Now write another question, but you have to use one of the main (eat, or breakfast) words in the next question. Continue to chain question together like that for ten minutes. You will ask your questions to a random classmate tomorrow.

acting warm up

2010-02-03T04:58:00.000-08:00

close your eyes. Think of summer.

one

2010-02-02T05:06:00.000-08:00

One

picture prompt

2010-02-01T06:24:00.000-08:00

I am feeling vindictive. Ruin this man's day.

Picture prompt

2010-01-22T05:19:00.000-08:00

Please write the story of the picture.

survey

2010-01-15T06:00:00.000-08:00

please team up with another student and take a guess at the following questions.
Favorites

I don't think so...

2010-01-13T05:03:00.000-08:00

here is your answer, "Probably not..."
(please write the questions now.)

picture prompt

2010-01-11T05:07:00.000-08:00

Please write the story of the picture.

A series of settings.

2010-01-07T04:57:00.001-08:00

family differences

2010-01-06T05:08:00.000-08:00

Please list out twenty ways that you are different and similar to the members of your family.

Life in Chapters

2010-01-05T05:01:00.000-08:00

Please think about writing the story of your life. You aren't going to, but I want you at least thinking that way. Now, think about the table of contents, that portion of the book that lists the chapter titles. Please write the chapter titles of your life. You need to at least divide your life into ten chapters, you can have more than that but not less. What are the chapters of your life?

picture prompt

2010-01-04T05:13:00.000-08:00

Please write the story of the picture.

a letter

2009-12-21T06:18:00.000-08:00

As your partner was returning home from school, they saw that taped to their front door was an envelope with their name written on it. They open the envelope and inside is a letter saying, "meet me at the bench in the center of town. " What happens next?

script your life

2009-12-15T05:05:00.000-08:00

Start with the moment you opened your eyes and script out as much of your morning as you can. Please remember to include setting and stage direction.

Five minute similes.

2009-12-08T05:05:00.000-08:00

Please take five minutes and write as many similes as you can for this picture.

CSI

2009-12-08T05:04:00.000-08:00

Have your group pick one person that isn't in your group. That person has died. Please describe the situation that took place to bring that person to such an unfortunate death. (cards)

onyourmind

2009-12-04T05:04:00.000-08:00

List twenty things that are on your mind today. Once you have your list, put these symbols next to each that apply: I= important F= fun D= dangerous U= useless

polls

2009-11-20T05:09:00.000-08:00

Write one poll type question that you would like the class to answer on the sheet of paper that is going around. Then the class will answer it.

picture prompt

2009-11-19T05:00:00.001-08:00

expressions

2009-11-18T05:00:00.001-08:00

Please find a partner and express yourself according to the expression on the board. The other partner must describe in detail what your face did. :) :( :\ :P

picture + music

2009-11-17T05:09:00.001-08:00

Please write about the picture, taking into consideration the music.

Social prompt

2009-11-13T05:09:00.000-08:00

Please write down ten topics. Now choose a friend and switch notebooks. Write one way that you are the same, and one way you are different for each topic.

Thinker

2009-11-12T05:00:00.001-08:00

I have a couple questions I would like you to consider for today's writing. Should there be a code of ethics for blogs? Should anyone be aloud to post anything they want? If so, how can you trust any of it. Here is a code of ethics that a major blogger came up with.

1. Publish as fact only things that you believe are true. don't post rumors, and if you are guessing that something might be true, tell them that you are guessing.

2. If you are writing about something that exists online, link to it. This allows your readers to judge for themselves the validity of what you are writing about.

3. Publicly correct anything that you found out you are wrong about. If you were wrong, say you were wrong!

4. Don't change anything you have written in the past. You may have people linking to your blogs and if you change them the links will not be appropriate. Instead of changing old blog posts that you have changed your mind about, add your new perspectives onto the bottom as a footnote.

Tell me what you think.

thinking prompt

2009-11-10T06:05:00.000-08:00

What does it mean to be an adult? Think about it outside of the stereotype and see what you come up with. (pwrpt)

picture prompt

2009-11-09T04:43:00.000-08:00

You write the story of the picture.
Remember just start this story.

questionaire

2009-11-06T05:16:00.001-08:00

Questionnaire

three circles

2009-11-05T05:01:00.000-08:00

Please draw three circles on your paper a little larger than a quarter. Leave some space in between them. Write the names of three people that are really important to you in them, one in each. Please then draw three connecting circles off of each of those. Write one thing they need, in each of them. Try to be as personal as you can with their needs. Three circles off of each of those. Please write three ways you can help them with their needs each in one of those circles.

video prompt

2009-11-04T04:47:00.000-08:00

Please respond to the following video.

rorsharch test

2009-11-02T05:47:00.000-08:00

Please write down your first impressions when I show you the following pictures.

Picture Prompt

2009-10-26T05:57:00.000-07:00

Please write the story of the picture taking into consideration the mood of the music. (Vivaldi four seasons)

Round Robin

2009-10-23T10:23:00.000-07:00

Please start with this sentence. "You are lost alone in the woods." and begin to write a story for it. You then have to pass it to the person next to you and continue their story... continue around until you get your book back.

Picture prompt

2009-10-22T05:00:00.000-07:00

Please write the story of this picture.

subject prompt

2009-10-21T05:27:00.001-07:00

Please describe what this looks like.

Umami for the mind

2009-10-20T04:41:00.000-07:00

Umami is the fifth taste. We taste sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami. It can be described as a pleasant taste, or the taste that makes you feel good and satisfied. A warm satisfaction. I would like you to describe a place that you would leave you feeling that way. A place that would be your ultimate happy place, leaving you feeling completely relaxed and content.

Social prompt

2009-10-19T06:16:00.000-07:00

This takes a little attention so listen carefully. Today I would like you to pair up with someone. First, describe that person. Second pretend you are that person and describe yourself(them). Third still pretend you are that person and describe yourself (you). confusing and fun!

twenty sentences

2009-10-14T12:15:00.000-07:00

Please complete the following powerpoint. Start your sentences with "I hope," then add the words that appear on the powerpoint and complete the sentences.

Scary Prompt

2009-10-13T05:20:00.000-07:00

You write the story of the picture.

voice 3

2009-10-07T05:06:00.001-07:00

More difficult this time.

Voice prompt #2

2009-10-06T04:56:00.000-07:00

Remember to capture their voice!

Voice prompt

2009-10-05T05:34:00.001-07:00

Please write a story, capturing the "voice" of this person.

Picture prompt

2009-10-01T04:56:00.000-07:00

Please write the story of this picture..

What Kelsey said...

2009-09-30T04:49:00.000-07:00

Today, Kelsey, my friend and former student posted a question in her blog and I am interested in your answer.
Do you think some words should be kept private? Or should we reveal our whole selves in order to become closer to others?
What is just yours? Does anyone really know you? Really? How do you choose who does? Do they have to meet a certain criteria? What if your present best friends left, or you went to college without them like Kelsey. How long do you think it would take to trust someone that much? Is there a you that no one else knows and should you let anyone in that deep? Why?

object prompt

2009-09-28T05:48:00.000-07:00

Please use the object that I brought into class as the main focus of a story beginning.

social prompt

2009-09-25T04:58:00.000-07:00

answer the questions for your partner.

Picture Prompt

2009-09-23T06:19:00.001-07:00

Please write the story of this picture.

see what you can see

2009-09-22T04:28:00.000-07:00

I am going to leave this up for one minute, and you are going to describe it in incredible detail for nine!

Skeleton Sentences

2009-09-21T05:27:00.000-07:00

Please bring these skeletons to life!!

1. He ran down the dark street.

2. He sat at his desk and was really bored.

3. She opened the door and was surprised.

4. He was happy while he ate his lunch.

5. He was scared because the plane was crashing.

SHOW ME DON'T TELL ME

Survey

2009-09-18T04:54:00.000-07:00

Complete this survey!!

muse

2009-09-17T03:40:00.000-07:00

You, must mirror the mood in the following songs, (Tetsujin, in my head)

words wrods rodws

2009-09-15T05:26:00.000-07:00

Please use all of the following words in a small story.
Violent
Muffin
Gasping
Smoke
Beyonce'
Cracked
Insincere
Juicy
Shiny
Float

A day in five senses

2009-09-14T05:04:00.000-07:00

Please describe a typical day at the beach. You may only use your sense of sight for the first two minutes, your sense of smell for the next, your sense of touch for the next, your sense of taste for the next, and your sense of hearing for the last two minutes.

Picture Prompt -- Beginnings

2009-09-11T05:00:00.000-07:00

Please write the story of the picture.

Social Prompt

2009-09-11T04:59:00.000-07:00

pair up with a person that you know that you have never been to their house. Try for ten minutes to guess what person's bedroom looks like.

Charting your life

2009-09-08T12:47:00.000-07:00

Today you are going to complete the life chart: rate each entry on a scale of 1-10 for the positives, and each on a scale of -1 to -10 for the negatives. Plot each, illustrate them and pass them in tomorrow. :)

bad day

2009-09-04T05:05:00.000-07:00

Please now list the twenty worst things that have ever happened to you and how old you were when they happened.

20 best

2009-09-03T10:04:00.002-07:00

Please list the twenty best things that have happened to you and beside them the approximate age in which they happened.

Oranges

2009-09-03T10:04:00.001-07:00

Please describe these oranges without using the word orange.

Writing Prompts

2009-07-22T16:57:00.000-07:00

Writing prompts are a necessary part of my class. They are ungraded and give my students a chance to experiment with their writing without consequence, a rarity in school. Every student needs a journal that remains in my class for the entire year. Most of my students burn through a couple of these throughout the year, so be prepared to buy a couple extras. There will be a new writing prompt every day.

I do not "do" normal writing prompts... just ask my students.

I will ask every day if there are any students willing to share their writing with the rest of the class. Of the many that share, I will choose my favorite and write it on this site. Just click comments, below, to read the entry, and leave any comment that you might have as well.