writing activity
— Write a short story that begins and ends with the same sentence.
— Pick a postcard from this digitized historical collection at the New York Public Library. Write a historical fiction short story that involves a character sending this postcard to someone. What...
— Create a short memoir about an event in your life. Only, instead of using just words, add illustrations to tell the story. In other words, make it a graphic novel...
— Write about two characters who have reunited after many years apart. How have they changed? Do they still interact with each other the same way?
— Write a story within a story. Maybe one of your characters reads a book, watches a movie or sees a play that informs the overarching plot.
— Write a short story that begins with “Once upon a time, in a land far away…” and ends with “…and they all lived happily ever after.” This prompt is our...
— Write a story set in medieval times.
— Spend 15 minutes thinking about HEAVINESS, and write down every word you associate with it–different nouns, verbs and adjectives; colors, sounds, weather, moods, places, people–as many as you can. Read...
— Write about what it would be like to attend your rival school or play on your rival sports team. What would your thoughts be on the school you attend now?...
— Select a sentence from your favorite novel. Tear out a page of your notebook or use an empty whiteboard to break down this sentence and find a deeper meaning, or...