March 11, 2012...This week's writing prompts!

[Corbett Harrison]

Lots of student papers to grade today, so I am posting these quickly this week!

A quick recommendation for another Irish-themed book in honor of our March theme: St. Patrick's Day and the Irish.  St. Patrick's Day in the Morning by Eve Bunting (and illustrated by Jan Brett) is a great story to read aloud to set the mood for all those shamrocks and green cut-outs many teachers will be doing this week.

Here come this week's prompts.  If any don't appeal to you right now, remember, you can access hundreds of prompts online at:  http://writingfix.com/classroom_tools/dailypromptgenerator.htm

Monday: "What's your 'one hit wonder'?  Write about one time you did something so well that you doubt you'll ever be able to repeat the feat."

Tuesday: "How could you even say that?  Write about one of the times you said a bad word in your childhood, and do it without actually writing the bad word.  What happened?"

Wednesday: St. Patrick's Day Brainstorm!  Create a piece of writing involving a memory of something associated with the upcoming holiday: leprechauns, corned beef, four-leaf clovers, etc.

Thursday:  "Why do kids do that?  Write a poem or story (truth or fiction) about a child stealing something."

Friday: "Why does it recur?  Describe a dream you've had more than once.  Embellish on details, if you can."

Saturday: "What could 'loyalty' mean to a creative person?  Write about what you are most loyal to."

Have a great week.

--Corbett