Stories & imaginative writing
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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Stories & imaginative writing
Using Adjectives in Creative Writing Activity
A single-page creative writing prompt asking students to use adjectives to vividly describe a humorous illustrated scene.
Stories & imaginative writing
Creative Writing Prompt - Create Your Own Monster
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.
Stories & imaginative writing
24 Creative Writing Prompts to Inspire Your Students
Google Slideshow of 24 creative writing prompts to inspire student writing across genres and moods, with an elements-of-fiction mini-lesson.
Stories & imaginative writing
Literary Devices Creative Writing Prompts
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.
Stories & imaginative writing
24 Additional Creative Writing Prompts to inspire Your Students
Google Slideshow of creative writing prompts (second in a series) to inspire student writing, with mini-lessons on story elements and dialogue.
Stories & imaginative writing
14 Random Writing Prompts: Character, Situation, Prop, Setting, Phrase
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).
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Stories & imaginative writing
8 Picture Writing Prompts & Lesson Plan: Setting, Characters, & Dialog
Teach students to incorporate vivid setting descriptions, character development, and dialogue into creative/narrative writing, using picture-based writing prompts.
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Reading-linked writing
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Dream Bedroom
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.
Reading-linked writing
Romeo and Juliet Act 1, Scenes 4-5 | Double Entry Journals
Provides double-entry journal prompts and summary/analysis questions for Act 1, Scenes 4 and 5 of Romeo and Juliet.
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Reading-linked writing
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Favourite Teachers
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.
Reading-linked writing
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Dinosaurs Park
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.
Free download Journals & personal reflection
Journal Prompts For Upper Elementary Students with Depression-- Check-In
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.
Reading-linked writing
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Cursive Writing
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.
Stories & imaginative writing
Writing with Suspense: A Google Slideshow
Lesson slideshow teaching techniques for creating suspense in narrative writing (foreshadowing, vivid setting, imagery, pacing) for middle/high school creative writing.
Reading-linked writing
Romeo and Juliet Act 2, Scenes 1-2 | Double Entry Journals
Provides double-entry journal prompts and summary/analysis questions for Act 2, Scenes 1 and 2 of Romeo and Juliet.
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Guided writing collections
90 Writing Prompts
Provide 90 daily writing prompts to spark student creative writing over an extended period (e.g., a semester).
Reading-linked writing
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Documentaries
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.
Reading-linked writing
Romeo and Juliet Act 3, Scene 5 | Double Entry Journals
Provides double-entry journal prompts and analysis questions for Act 3, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet, the dawn parting scene.
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Reading-linked writing
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Fendi - Fashion House
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.
Stories & imaginative writing
Anglo-Saxon Story Activity
A creative writing prompt sheet that gives students Anglo-Saxon themed vocabulary to build an original story.
Reading-linked writing
Romeo and Juliet Act 3, Scene 2 | Double Entry Journals
Provides double-entry journal prompts and a summary question analyzing Act 3, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet.
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Reading-linked writing
ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Fashion Academies
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.
Stories & imaginative writing
Creative Story Opening Activity
A one-page creative writing prompt sheet giving students several imaginative scenario starters to practice writing story openings.