ALL ABOUT ME WRITING PROMPTS These Writing Prompts are perfect anytime to make kids feel special and to sharpen up those writing skills. * The prompts are written with a range of writing skills in mind from those pre-writers who need to dictate to the story-tellers who need extra pages. I think it's important for print to be meaningful. That's why even a preschooler looks at a list for a camping trip and "reads" it back to anyone who will listen. Included in this unit are 16 writing prompts with really cute photographs or clip art. * It's Your Birthday. I've also included a full page of lined paper for those prolific writers and an Illustration page so kids can draw along with their writing. *** Parents will love these prompts -- really nice keepsake!! If you’ve enjoyed this unit I would really appreciate it if you would rate me and leave a comment. Thank you so much. Edna Wallace: Lickety Split Lessons and Stuff You can reach me at: ednawallace@comcast.net PINTEREST: pinterest.com/ednawallace
15 Best Sites for Open Source Images Recently, a teacher we know put together a concise and effective PowerPoint presentation which was well received. The only thing was that when the students inquired where the photos came from, the teacher said he searched for them using Google. The students replied, “You mean you stole them!” (Some of the images still prominently displayed the watermark from iStock photo!) Trust me, you don’t want to be in this position, especially if you are trying to teach the 21st Century Fluencies of Global Digital Citizenship. The lines have become foggy as the Internet blurs the lines of fair use copyright issues. Resources for Copyright: Google So let’s address the giant in the room: Google. When you pull up Google’s main page, you’ll see at the top left something that resembles this: Click “Images.” Go to the bottom right which shows Privacy, Terms, and Settings. Next, ask Google to filter your search for images that you can safely use. It’s that simple! Creative Commons Pixabay MorgueFile Unsplash
30 Day Challenge Archive (Writing Prompt 30 Day Challenge) Journal Writing Prompts Looking for some free journal writing prompts? A situation might have arisen compelling you to record a piece of your history; to retell some of your family stories, your traditions, and highlight some of your quirky and unusual family members. What do you write about? Maybe you have considered writing your personal autobiography and need some ideas to get you started. I love to simply pick up my pencil and put it to paper without thinking too much about what I am writing about. You will probably surprise yourself and find out that there is alot more substance to you than you originally thought. Journaling Prompts: All About Me Write down your full name. Recommended Links A list of journal writing ideas to get your started. More journaling topics and ideas. Journaling Tools. How to write a journal step-by-step. More journaling prompts: the Clock is Ticking. Quack? Types of journals. What is a journal? Return From Journal Writing Prompts to the Homepage
101 Writing Prompts and Ideas: Fiction & Non-Fiction. 1) If I were a superhero my special power would be…… 2) If I were an animal I would choose to be a ……., because……….. 3) Describe a random inanimate object near to you right now – without saying what it is.Paint a word picture that makes people understand what you are writing about. 4) Pick an inanimate object and tell a story through its eyes as though it were a living being. 5) What 3 words best describe you and why 6) If you could interview one person, alive or dead, who would it be and what 3 questions would you ask them? 7) What have you always wanted to try that you have never done? 8) Name the top five best vacation spots according to your experience and “sell” people on the idea. 9) Who do you think you are? 10) How to win at ___________. 11) The best free activities to enjoy in your area 12) You are a talk show host – how do you run your show and what is it about? 13) The best way to deal with a difficult relative 14) Is honesty always the best policy? 19) Coffee or Tea? 49) Holy cow!
30 Day Poetry Challenge 2012 THE ORIGINAL 365 DAY WRITING CHALLENGE LIST [updated] | Page 1 | 365 Days o EDIT: The prompts do not have to be done in order (although I recommend it)--you just can't repeat the same prompt. I suggest doing them in order, as it's more challenging, but if you want to take it a bit easier on yourself, post the list of prompts in your member journal and cross them out as you do them. It will not affect the prize. Thank you! I divided the prompts by week, so I will post them 4 weeks per post. Week I 001. Week II 008. Week III 015. Week IV 022.
1001 Story Ideas | Writepop - Science fiction stories, humor, and writing about writing A thousand lifetimes in space – Living on a generation ship 1,000 human beings are selected to board a spaceship headed for the stars. The trip is so long that they will die in space, but their descendants will reach a new planet. To save room on the generation ship, the original population of the ship is all women, with children to be produced by artificial insemination.
NaPoWriMo About Me Thirteen Writing Prompts. [Originally published May 4, 2006.] Write a scene showing a man and a woman arguing over the man’s friendship with a former girlfriend. Do not mention the girlfriend, the man, the woman, or the argument. Write a short scene set at a lake, with trees and shit. Choose your favorite historical figure and imagine if he/she had been led to greatness by the promptings of an invisible imp living behind his or her right ear. Write a story that ends with the following sentence: Debra brushed the sand from her blouse, took a last, wistful look at the now putrefying horse, and stepped into the hot-air balloon. A wasp called the tarantula hawk reproduces by paralyzing tarantulas and laying its eggs into their bodies. Imagine if your favorite character from 19th-century fiction had been born without thumbs. Write a story that begins with a man throwing handfuls of $100 bills from a speeding car, and ends with a young girl urinating into a tin bucket.