Writing Prompts

What kind of prompt is this? After Della and Jim exchange gifts, they realize that they were worried about the wrong things all along. Write an original story that shows how the couple approaches the next gift giving holiday.

• Argument
• Narrative
• Analysis
• Poem

What kind of prompt is this? Is deforestation worth it? Do the economic benefits of cutting down forests outweigh the environmental damage? Use evidence from the video and text to support your answer.

• Argument
• Narrative
• Analysis
• Poem

What kind of prompt is this? After Della and Jim exchange gifts, they realize that they were worried about the wrong things all along. Write an original story that shows how the couple approaches the next gift giving holiday.

• Argument
• Narrative
• Analysis
• Poem

Read the Prompt. What kind of writing will you produce?

Write an essay that explains how emperor penguins survive the harsh winter of Antarctica. Be sure to use facts and details from both texts to support your explanation. Follow the conventions of standard written English.

• I will write an informational essay.

• I will write an opinion paper.

• I will write a compare and contrast paper.

• I will finish the story about penguins.

Read the prompt. What information will you be looking for when you read?

Write an essay that explains how emperor penguins survive the harsh winter of Antarctica. Be sure to use facts and details from both texts to support your explanation. Follow the conventions of standard written English.

• Facts about what penguins look like

• Facts about how penguins survive Antarctica.

• Facts about raising baby penguins.

• Facts about Antarctica

The sources talked about Juliette Gordon Low. Write an informative essay in which you explain who Juliette Gordon Low was and why she formed the Girl Scouts organization. What kind of Writing prompt is this? 

• Informative 
• Narration 
• Description 
• Persuasion 

The passages are discussing whether or not students should be required to play an instrument in school. Write an essay in which you give your opinion about requiring every student to learn to play a musical instrument. Use information from the sources in your essay. What kind of Writing Prompt is this?

• Opinion

• Description

• Informative

Your school is going to start requiring two hours of homework every night. Write a persuasive essay to let the school board know how you feel about this idea. Give clear reasons and evidence to support your decisions.  

• Informative Writing
• Opinion Writing
• Narrative Writing

Think about a day when nothing went right. It could have been anywhere. It might have been at home or at school. Write an essay about this bad experience. Include details about the characters, setting and events.  Include your plot and dialogue between you and the other people involved.

• Opinion Writing
• Informative Writing 
• Narrative Writing

Did you know that people have flown balloons all around the world? You have just read an article about two balloon flights.  Write an essay comparing and contrasting the two balloon flights.  What do you notice is similar and different between the two flights? Include details and evidence  about the balloonists, the aircraft, and the length of the flights. Make sure you use the information provided in the article to support your essay. 

• Informative Writing
• Opinion Writing
• Narrative Writing