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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Using Adjectives in Creative Writing Activity
A single-page creative writing prompt asking students to use adjectives to vividly describe a humorous illustrated scene.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
Free download 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.
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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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.
2025 June ELA Bell Ringers
A month's worth of daily ELA "bell ringer" warm-up writing prompts for June 2025, for middle and high school ELA classrooms, summer-themed.
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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.
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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Narrative Writing Picture Prompts To Inspire Your Students' Stories
A set of 15 picture-based narrative writing prompts to inspire student story writing.
90 Writing Prompts
Provide 90 daily writing prompts to spark student creative writing over an extended period (e.g., a semester).
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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Animal Farm Ch 9: Eulogy for Boxer's funeral Creative Writing + rubric Google
Students choose a farm animal’s voice and write Boxer’s eulogy as a short narrative or poem. The assignment asks them to incorporate and annotate at least two literary devices and include a cited quotation from the novel. Model eulogies and a rubric support planning, drafting and feedback.
Anglo-Saxon Story Activity
A creative writing prompt sheet that gives students Anglo-Saxon themed vocabulary to build an original story.
Creative Story Opening Activity
A one-page creative writing prompt sheet giving students several imaginative scenario starters to practice writing story openings.
Life Lessons Reflection Journal Professional Edition
A 42-page reflective journal/workbook for adults (adaptable for high-school/college age) that provides structured lessons and writing prompts for building emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and high-performance personal habits.
2025 March ELA Bell Ringers
A month's worth of daily ELA "bell ringer" warm-up writing prompts for March 2025, for middle and high school ELA classrooms, spring/Women's History Month-themed.
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Imagine You Can Travel Through Space: Write A Story (9-13 years)
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.
Year Long Weekly Writing Prompt Journal
A year-long weekly writing journal that gives students recurring writing prompts across five categories (argumentative, narrative, explanatory, current events/critical thinking) to build writing skills over a school year.
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