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Give fifth graders a clear starting point for narrative, opinion and explanatory writing. Use focused prompts first, then explore journals and reading-linked responses for more sustained practice.
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A creative-writing worksheet that walks students through writing an imaginative short story in three paragraphs, using a provided story starter and structured planning questions.
A set of 15 classroom posters, each modeling a different narrative writing technique for crafting an engaging story opening ('sizzling start'), such as action, dialogue, onomatopoeia, descriptive setting, and cliffhangers.
A no-prep creative-writing packet of back to school-themed "finish the story" prompts to build narrative writing skills.
Generate creative writing prompts by having students roll a die to randomly select a character, setting, and problem for a story.
A single-page creative writing prompt asking students to use adjectives to vividly describe a humorous illustrated scene.
Free download A set of journaling check-in prompts for upper-elementary/middle-school students dealing with depression, for use as an individual check-in, exit ticket, or discussion piece, or cut apart as headings for an interactive notebook.
A large collection (101 numbered activities) of creative-writing prompts and exercises covering varied writing forms (sentence completion, poems, unconventional writing tasks, etc.) for upper-elementary/middle-school students.
A creative writing prompt worksheet using a science-fiction space travel scenario, combined with research questions about the solar system and space, culminating in a narrative or diary writing task.
Chapter quizzes and writing prompts for a novel study of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book, offered as both printable PDF and digital Google Slides/Forms versions.
Provides a set of narrative writing prompts, each supplying a pre-selected character/setting/plot combination, plus a writing-hacks reference sheet and proofreading checklist to scaffold student story writing.
An editable digital (Google Classroom-compatible) slide deck of weekly creative and reflective writing prompts, organized by week, for students to respond to directly on the slides.
A set of 15 picture-based narrative writing prompts to inspire student story writing.
Build narrative, imaginative, persuasive, and expository writing skills through 20 winter-themed daily journal prompts.
Description: These November Daily Journal Prompts help students practice writing skills while responding to November themed journal prompts!
Provides printable narrative writing prompts to give students story ideas and practice writing a story with a sequence of events.
Daily journal/writing prompt set for the month of August, with a different reflective or creative writing prompt for each date (e.g., favorite food, summer activities, Columbus setting sail on Aug. 3, imaginary spaceship travel, staying cool in the heat).
A set of themed daily writing/journal prompts for the month of January.
Prompt elementary students to reflect on and write about positive personal character qualities (e.g., kindness, bravery, wisdom, sensitivity), building vocabulary and self-exploration around character traits.
A creative writing prompt sheet that gives students Anglo-Saxon themed vocabulary to build an original story.
A one-page creative writing prompt asking students to imagine and describe a day in their life set in a different century.
Free download An SEL resource of journaling and discussion prompts to help students who struggle with anxiety reflect, identify triggers, and build coping strategies, for individual check-ins or group/push-in lessons.
Give students independent practice writing persuasive essays/paragraphs by responding to a series of open-ended persuasive writing prompts, after an introductory explanation of what persuasive writing is
A writing-prompt bundle that has students research a historical event and reflect on it through writing, supported by a writing-hacks cheatsheet and proofreading checklist.
Google Slideshow of 24 creative writing prompts to inspire student writing across genres and moods, with an elements-of-fiction mini-lesson.