Poets & Writers | Contests, MFA Programs, Agents & Grants for Writers Writer’s Digest - Writing Prompts Write a scene that includes a character speaking a different language, speaking in a thick accent, or otherwise speaking in a way that is unintelligibe to the other characters. (Note: You don't necessarily need to know the language the character is speaking—be creative with it!) Describe a character's reaction to something without explaining what it is. See if your fellow prompt responders can guess what it is. Write a story or a scene about one character playing a prank on another. Writing Prompt: Write a story that involves confusion over homonyms (words that have the same spelling but different meanings) or homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently). For World Storytelling Day, share the best story you've ever heard or told by word of mouth, or have a fictional character recount their favorite story. You're making your way down a cobbled street when a stocky, red-bearded man beckons you into an alley. Consider your handwriting, or a character's handwriting.
40 Photo-Illustrated Questions to Refocus Your Mind Asking the right questions is the answer… It’s not the answers you get from others that will help you, but the questions you ask of yourself. Here are 40 thought-provoking questions to help you refresh and refocus your thinking: Please share your thoughts with us in the comments section below. Also, check out our sister site, Thought Questions, for more photo-illustrated questions like these; and check out The Book of Questions if you’re interested in reading even more inspiring, thought-provoking questions.Title photo by: Helga Weber For all other photo credits please refer to ThoughtQuestions.com Related 40 Questions Everyone is Afraid to Ask Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. April 13, 2012 In "Aspirations" 40 Questions that Will Quiet Your Mind Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers … because asking the right questions is the answer. August 5, 2015 In "Happiness" 25 Photo-Illustrated Reminders to Help You Find Happiness
High school persuasive writing prompts • WriteShop High school students can practice their persuasive writing skills with these engaging persuasive writing prompts. Whether they’re trying to convince a friend to watch less TV, volunteer at the local food bank, or read an amazing book, they’ll find the perfect prompt below. 1. Teen Couch Potatoes Research shows that the average American teen spends up to 40 hours in front of television and computer screens each week. 2. Many students volunteer their time to help others, either through nonprofit organizations, animal shelters, churches, or other charitable venues. 3. Your local Chamber of Commerce has asked you to create a brochure to attract visitors to your hometown. 4. Think of five unforgettable, inspirational, or life-changing books that have impacted you. If you enjoyed these journal prompts for high school, be sure to check back each week for more Writing Prompt Wednesdays!
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. Throw some birds in there, too. 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.
inklewriter - Education Education inkle is looking to bring interactive stories to the classroom, and give teachers free and simple get-stuck-right-in software to use with their students. From within a web-browser, the inklewriter will let students make and play interactive stories with no programming required. Why make stories interactive anyway? The way our stories work is simple: the reader is given the text of a story in a small chunks, and after each, they get to make a decision about what happens next. That could be what a character says, or does - but it could also be a deeper choice, like why a character has done what they've done, or how they feel about something else in the story. Our first project, Frankenstein, uses interactivity to explore the different facets of Mary Shelley's original novel - allowing the reader to discover different aspects of the world, follow up hints and allusions in the text, and maybe even take some narrative paths that Shelley herself considered. Oh, and it's all free.
English Tests: Test your English Here you will find tests on all topics of our grammar section that are explained in more detail. English Test: Tenses Present Progressive: Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3 Simple Present: Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3 Simple Past: Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3 Present Perfect: Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3 Past Progressive: Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3 Present Perfect Progressive: Level 2 • Level 3 Past Perfect: Level 2 • Level 3 Future I Simple will: Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3 Future I Simple going to: Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3 English-Test: Tenses Mix Simple Present, Present Progressive, Present Perfect, Simple Past, If-Satz Type I Level: lower intermediate All Present, Past and Future Tenses Level: intermediate Tenses Active and Passive Level: intermediate Simple Past, Past Progressive, Past Perfect Level: upper intermediate Simple Present, Present Perfect, Simple Past, Past Perfect Level: upper intermediate Other English Tests Mixed English Test 1: Level 2, Level 3, Level 4
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