Writing Prompts

Getting students excited about writing can be tough. Whether you want to improve their writing skills, get them thinking more critically and creatively, or simply help them get comfortable expressing themselves on paper, explore our writing prompts created by fellow educators.

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After reading Henry’s Freedom Box, students determine if the friends should’ve helped....

Students research natural disasters and become one in this fun writing prompt...

Young learners explore the role marches played in the fight for equality....

Students share a time they succeed as an underdog through informative writing....

Students construct arguments for the use of wearable technology with peers....

Students examine violent and non-violent leadership styles of the Civil Rights Movement....

Students explore the history of the telephone and how it’s changed American life....

Students practice writing about and drawing a picture of their favorite sport....

Students create fictional narratives from the point of view of Google itself!...

Students get creative designing their own sport and sharing how it’s played....

Students employ their creativity to solve a unique personal problem....

After exploring the accomplishments of Abraham Lincoln, students write an informative essay....

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Young learners practice opinion writing after comparing sports and picking their favorite....

Students employ their creativity to solve a unique personal problem....

Students examine violent and non-violent leadership styles of the Civil Rights Movement....

Students create a narrative about where and when they would time travel....