Common Core Creative Writing Prompts Almost anything can become a creative writing prompt for a teacher to use with their students. I prefer to include images with my writing prompts. When combined with an image, these common core creative writing prompts can generate interest and engagement. There are just a few examples for students to…
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Latin Quotes As Writing Prompts Almost anything can become a writing prompt for a teacher. For example, if you would like to combine history and writing, these quotes might be a good link between the two areas. The students can write about what these Latin quotes mean to them and if they agree with them.…
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Before Beginning To Write A Novel Before beginning to write your novel. you should consider several important questions. One of the first questions you need to ask yourself is who do you want your audience to be. For example, do you want your audience to be adults? Okay, which adults? Men in their 20’s or…
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Writing A Novel With Public Domain Characters Over the years, many writers have used public domain characters they didn’t create to write stories. Think of all the Grimm fairy tales that have been turned into stories and movies. Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Hansel, and Gretel have appeared in multiple versions throughout the last two centuries.…
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Classroom heroes Video If you do clubs at your school, you might want to try Classroom Heroes. It is a project which emphasizes art but also utilizes reading and writing with one of the end products being a video where the students are superheroes. The project culminates with the students wearing a shirt with their emblem while they are given a…
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