Writing Prompts
Here are a few writing prompts to get you started:
- My craziest experience in a restaurant or shopping mall
- The hardest thing I’ve ever done
- My first encounter with a bully
- Let’s hear it for my favorite senior citizen.
- The toys I’ll never give up
- A friend who moved away
- I couldn’t believe that my mother volunteered me for that job.
- Putting my foot in my mouth
- What if school sports were dropped?
- Who knows me best?
- What do I worry about?
- My muscles were so sore after . . .
- What do we Americans do well?
- “Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”
- I admit it; I enjoy…
- An unforgettable dream
- My worst vacation
- A “visit” to a hospital, doctor’s office, or dentist’s office
- Coping with brothers and sisters
- A typical evening at home
- Morning madness
- When I was a discipline problem
- A meaningful gift I’ve given or received
- We all make mistakes.
- Why do I deserve the job?
- My brother (or sister) made me so mad!
- Hanging out
- Something this school really needs is . . .
- Why are soap operas so popular?
- I take some things too seriously.
- What do I do to break routine? [23]