Tag Archives: creative writing
20 Fun Poem Types You’ve Never Heard Of
TweetShareTo celebrate National Poetry Month (in April), I thought I would share some fun poetry ideas to get those creative juices flowing, along with a FREEBIE handouts Glossary of Poetic Terms and 8 Types of Poetry. Last year at this time, I posted Thirty Poetry Project Ideas for National Poetry Month, so this year, I thought I [...]
20 FREE Writing Prompts for Spring
TweetShareI’m so excited that we’re on the verge of Spring! Such a beautiful time! To celebrate the spring, I have added another 101 seasonal writing prompts for grades 7-10…this time, for spring. And for you, my loyal blog readers, I have included 20 free in this post! Here is a sampling of 20 spring writing [...]
20 Free Writing Prompts for Winter
TweetShareNow that the holidays are officially over, we can get back into the swing of things. Need some ideas for writing prompts? I have created my 101 Writing Prompts for Winter, and thought I would help ring in the New Year with a free sneak peek! The following 20 prompts are a sampling of the prompts [...]
101 Writing Prompts for Winter!
TweetShareMore writing prompts for grades 7-10! 101 Writing Prompts for Winter includes writing prompts for Research papers, Argumentative/Persuasive Essays, Expository Essays, Descriptive/Narrative Essays, Response to Quote/Response to Literature (Poems) prompts, and Creative Writing prompts. Topics include Christmas, Santa Claus, Chanukah, symbols of winter, quotes about winter, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, special winter [...]
Characterization Thumbprint Lesson
TweetShareHere is a fabulous characterization idea, based on the artwork of Darren Booth! I saw a similar idea on Pinterest, pinned by Rebekah Lyell, who had her students create them for an “identity” unit on themselves. I saw that, and thought, what a great idea to incorporate characterization, getting deeper into the thoughts and perspective of the [...]
Thirty Poetry Project Ideas for National Poetry Month!
TweetShare To celebrate National Poetry Month (April), I thought I would make this month’s blog all about poetry by sharing some fun poetry ideas to get those creative juices flowing! Years ago, while sifting through paperwork I happened upon my old “Poem Report,” dated May 24, 1989! While the memories of working so hard to [...]
