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  1. 29 Creative Writing Topics for College Students

    The creative writing topics for college students below will encourage you to not only think creatively and but also deeply while having fun. From imagining yourself as a superhero to creating a world where time travel is possible, each topic is designed to spark your imagination. So grab a pen and paper, start creating something amazing, and ...

  2. Over 1,000 Writing Prompts for Students

    Of all the resources we publish on The Learning Network, perhaps it's our vast collection of writing prompts that is our most widely used resource for teaching and learning with The Times. We ...

  3. 162 Creative Writing Topics and Ideas (Updated!)

    Take a look now. Table of Contents. List #1 — 61 Creative Writing Topics Fun and Fabulous Prompts. #2 — 61 of the Best Creative Writing Prompts for Young Writers. #3 — 40 Story Starter Creative Writing Topics for Students. #4 — Creative Writing Topics by Grade Level (Don't Miss These!) Choosing the Best Creative Writing Topics for Your ...

  4. Over 170 Prompts to Inspire Writing and Discussion

    You can find even more Student Opinion questions in our 300 Questions and Images to Inspire Argument Writing, 550 Prompts for Narrative and Personal Writing and 130 New Prompts for Argumentative ...

  5. 145 Picture Prompts to Inspire Student Writing

    Write a short story, poem or memoir inspired by this photograph. | Related Picture Prompt Andrew Testa for The New York Times. Phone Booth in the Wilderness. Roller Coasters. In the Waves. In the ...

  6. 105 Creative Writing Prompts to Try Out

    15 Cool Writing Prompts. #1: List five issues that you're passionate about. Write about them from the opposite point of view (or from the perspective of a character with the opposite point of view). #2: Walk around and write down a phrase you hear (or read). Make a story out of it.

  7. 1800+ Creative Writing Prompts To Inspire You Right Now

    Here's how our contest works: every Friday, we send out a newsletter containing five creative writing prompts. Each week, the story ideas center around a different theme. Authors then have one week — until the following Friday — to submit a short story based on one of our prompts. A winner is picked each week to win $250 and is highlighted ...

  8. 225 Fun & Free Creative Writing Prompts for Kids in All Grade Levels

    High school students can either be tasked with more complex writing prompts or breathe nuance into simple story ideas. Students can drive these prompts in a million different ways. So while not necessarily more complicated than middle school, these prompts can be tweaked, either by the student or teacher, to encourage thought-provoking output.

  9. 30 creative writing prompts to inspire you and your students

    Write a description of something very dark (like a crow) in a very light place (like a field of snow). Make the dark thing seem innocent and the light thing seem ominous. "I was so mortified, I wanted to crawl in a hole!". Write a short narrative (fiction or nonfiction) where this is your first sentence. Illustrate it if you want.

  10. The Best Creative Writing Prompts and Practice Tips

    The demand for creative writing on college campuses is on the rise: A 2017 report from the Associated Press reveals that in the last 40 years, more than 700 schools have started creative writing bachelor's programs for students who want to learn how to write fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and work for the stage and screen. Though overall enrollment in English majors has declined in recent years ...

  11. 50 Writing Prompts for All Grade Levels

    To organize the daybook, direct young writers to leave the first three pages blank and number and date each entry—adding these entries to a table of contents that they create as they work so they can return to specific entries later. 50 Writing Prompts for All Grade Levels. pdf 144.59 KB.

  12. 30 Creative Writing Prompts High School » JournalBuddies.com

    Below, you will find 30 writing prompts that are relevant to students' lives and that will spur critical and creative thinking. Each prompt can be used solely for journaling or expanded into a unit of study for use in your classroom. Ok, without further ado, here are those 30 creative writing prompts for high school students.

  13. 100 Creative Writing Prompts for Middle & High School

    100 Creative Writing Prompts for Middle & High School - 2024. April 15, 2024. Some high school students dream of writing for a living, perhaps pursuing an English major in college, or even attending a creative writing MFA program later on. For other students, creative writing can be useful for school assignments, in English and other subjects ...

  14. 550 Prompts for Narrative and Personal Writing

    This fall, in honor of our new narrative-writing unit and our first-ever Personal Narrative Essay Contest for teenagers, we've rounded up 550 evergreen questions on everything from family ...

  15. Creative Writing Prompts To Boost Your Inspiration

    Creative writing prompts can be likened to a matchbox. They create the triggers of the imaginative fire, making you go beyond your comfort zone towards a creative writing exercise. ... 20 Writing Prompts For College Students. Going to college is definitely a step-up in the life of every student, and these essay prompts will even get more ...

  16. Creative Writing Prompts For High School Students

    Writing Prompts for Stories That Start with Dialogue. Start your story with a conversation between two characters who are: arguing. meeting for the first time. meeting each other for the first time in ten years after graduation. trying to solve a problem. discussing a secret. trying to keep a secret from someone else.

  17. 20 creative writing prompts that you can do in 10 minutes

    20 creative writing prompts from 642 Tiny Things to Write About: 1. Write a eulogy for a sandwich, to be delivered while eating it. 2. Write the ad for an expensive new drug that improves bad posture. Now, list the possible side effects. 3.

  18. Writing Prompts for Elementary School Students

    Good writing prompts get students' creative juices flowing, help them write more freely, and ease any anxiety they may feel about the writing process.To integrate writing prompts into your lessons, ask students to choose one writing prompt each day or week. To make the activity more challenging, encourage them to write without stopping for at least five minutes, increasing the number of ...

  19. 168 Writing Prompts to Spark Discussion and Reflection

    Each of these prompts is introduced with an article, interactive feature or video produced by The Times. The 168 questions we asked during the 2021-22 school year are available below and in this ...

  20. 33 Creative Writing Prompt Ideas for Students

    2. Boost Your Students' Self-Confidence. Creative writing is also a great way to boost a child's self-confidence. The very act of putting words down on the page shows kids that what they have to say matters—and that their thoughts deserve attention. Furthermore, writing prompts are a fun way to showcase to students how everyone can have a ...

  21. Writing Topics

    Writing Topics. Do you want to inspire your students to write great narratives, essays, and reports? Check out these grade-specific writing topics organized by mode (explanatory, creative, and so on). Or search for writing topics that relate to a theme, such as "life" or "animals" or "family.".

  22. How to Create a Writing Prompt (with Examples)

    Writing prompts aim to get writers to think outside the box by introducing and focusing on a certain topic. Educators often use prompts to get students to write creatively, whether they're tackling history essays or an English short story. The purpose of writing prompts is to generate ideas, improve writing skills, and spark creative writing.

  23. 181 Prompts to Inspire Writing and Discussion

    181 Prompts to Inspire Writing and Discussion. Every day of the school year, we publish a fresh Student Opinion question. Below are all the 181 questions we asked during the 2018-19 school year ...

  24. Tips for Combining PBL with a Novel Study

    Books with open-ended plot points (such as The Giver) are an effective way to integrate both critical thinking and creative writing into novel studies through PBL. In this type of project, students work together to critically analyze the novel's characters and narrative arc so that they can create an alternate ending or additional chapter ...

  25. How Expressive Writing Can Empower Students

    Students did not submit the initial free writing, and I marked all submitted work anonymously as complete/incomplete in the learning management system while also making students aware of my role ...

  26. 177 Questions to Inspire Writing, Discussion, Debate and Reflection

    Here are all of our Student Opinion questions from the 2019-20 school year. A New York Times article, interactive feature or video is the jumping-off point for each question.