Daily Writing Prompts to Inspire New Ideas

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Daily writing prompts are an excellent tool to use as a springboard for writing workshop.  These prompts give teachers many options.  Teachers can choose to use these writing prompts as bell-ringers at the beginning of class, or they can also use them as extended writing assignments for writing workshop.  Teachers can also opt to have students draft multiple essays and select one to take through the writing process.  This strategy allows students choice and increases student motivation while simultaneously targeting the necessary writing skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It is because of this that the collaborators here at TeachWriting.org have created a bundle of 100 FREE prompts for the school year!

Check out this sample writing prompt below:

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This bundle of writing prompts includes:

  • Argumentative Writing

  • Photo Writing

  • Mentor Sentences

  • Vocabulary Lessons

  • Grammar Lessons

  • Creative Writing

  • Persuasive Writing

  • Memoir Writing

 
 

While there are multiple methods to inspire new writing ideas, prompts remain a key strategy for writers of all kinds.  Even professional writers turn to prompts and prompt generators online to inspire new writing ideas!  Using writing prompts along with other brainstorming and free writing techniques allows students the opportunity to experiment with various strategies for generating topics, ideas, and arguments.  Variation is key to diversifying a student's writing resources.

Use Daily Writing Prompts from TeachWriting.org to target writing skills such as:

  • Free Writing

  • Thesis Statements

  • Elaboration

  • Figurative Language

  • Literary Analysis

  • Rhetoric

  • Vocabulary

  • Grammar

  • Commentary

  • Description

  • Transitions

  • Sentence Types

  • Textual Evidence

  • Storytelling

  • Theme Analysis

  • Topic and Concluding Sentences

Check out some of the prompts that are included in the FREE BUNDLE from TeachWriting.org.


Subscribe to TeachWriting.org and gain access to the FREEBIE LIBRARY where you will find our FREE download of 100 prompts for the school year PLUS many other free resources for secondary ELA!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Meredith is the founder and creator of TeachWriting.org and Bespoke ELA.  She has taught high school English for 10+ years in Dallas, Chicago, and New York City and holds a M.A. in Literature from Northwestern University.  She has always had a connection to the written word-- through songwriting, screenplay writing, and essay writing-- and she enjoys the process of teaching students how to express their ideas.  Meredith enjoys life with her husband, daughter, and sweet pups.

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