Fun Writing Activities: Creative Writing Prompts
Generate creative writing prompts by having students roll a die to randomly select a character, setting, and problem for a story.
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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.
A creative-writing prompt that has students invent an original monster character (with a drawing and fact sheet) and then write a graded short story featuring that monster.
Google Slideshow of 24 creative writing prompts to inspire student writing across genres and moods, with an elements-of-fiction mini-lesson.
Give middle/high school students short, targeted creative writing exercises that isolate and practice five literary devices (Details, Diction, Imagery, Point of View, and Tone) one at a time, building creative writing skills incrementally.
Google Slideshow of creative writing prompts (second in a series) to inspire student writing, with mini-lessons on story elements and dialogue.
A Google Slides-based set of 14 creative-writing prompts, each combining a character, situation, prop, setting, and phrase, to inspire short stories and flash fiction across genres (realistic fiction, fantasy, science fiction, mystery).
Teach students to incorporate vivid setting descriptions, character development, and dialogue into creative/narrative writing, using picture-based writing prompts.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about students' views on their bedrooms and designing a dream bedroom, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Provides double-entry journal prompts and summary/analysis questions for Act 1, Scenes 4 and 5 of Romeo and Juliet.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about what makes a favourite/memorable teacher, based on student interviews, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about dinosaur theme parks and their educational and entertainment role, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
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.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history and modern debate over cursive writing, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Lesson slideshow teaching techniques for creating suspense in narrative writing (foreshadowing, vivid setting, imagery, pacing) for middle/high school creative writing.
Provides double-entry journal prompts and summary/analysis questions for Act 2, Scenes 1 and 2 of Romeo and Juliet.
Provide 90 daily writing prompts to spark student creative writing over an extended period (e.g., a semester).
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history and styles of documentary filmmaking, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Provides double-entry journal prompts and analysis questions for Act 3, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet, the dawn parting scene.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history and identity of the Italian fashion house Fendi, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
A creative writing prompt sheet that gives students Anglo-Saxon themed vocabulary to build an original story.
Provides double-entry journal prompts and a summary question analyzing Act 3, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about what students and teachers experience at fashion academies, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
A one-page creative writing prompt sheet giving students several imaginative scenario starters to practice writing story openings.