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.
Students learn and write about the power of perseverance to reach goals....
Students examine the impact of social media on modern youth’s self-esteem....
Students travel to 1963 to write about watching MLK Jr.’s famous speech....
Students construct arguments for or against schools offering gaming as an elective....
Students argue for or against participation trophies in sports through persuasive writing....
Students brainstorm resolution ideas and write about a few New Year’s resolutions....
Young learners explore how their life would be different without electricity....
Through writing and drawing, students imagine life without the electric light bulb....
Honoring those lost on 9/11, students thank first responders by writing letters....
After watching a video, students write about tornados in the Midwest....
Students practice informative writing to explain how to video chat with teachers....
Students explore and write about family structures of today and the past....
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....