Weekly Writing Prompt

Alphabet Soup - S

Think of a person, place, or thing that begins with the letter 'S'. Now write a paragraph, a poem, or a short story about that person, place or thing.

Reminder: Each week through the summer months we will do a different letter of the alphabet. We will do them in order, so you can be thinking and planning ahead what you want to write about each week!

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Alphabet Soup - R

Think of a person, place, or thing that begins with the letter 'R'. Now write a paragraph, a poem, or a short story about that person, place or thing.

Reminder: Each week through the summer months we will do a different letter of the alphabet. We will do them in order, so you can be thinking and planning ahead what you want to write about each week!

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Alphabet Soup - Q

Think of a person, place, or thing that begins with the letter 'Q'. Now write a paragraph, a poem, or a short story about that person, place or thing.

Reminder: Each week through the summer months we will do a different letter of the alphabet. We will do them in order, so you can be thinking and planning ahead what you want to write about each week!

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Alphabet Soup - P

Think of a person, place, or thing that begins with the letter 'P'. Now write a paragraph, a poem, or a short story about that person, place or thing.

Reminder: Each week through the summer months we will do a different letter of the alphabet. We will do them in order, so you can be thinking and planning ahead what you want to write about each week!

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Alphabet Soup - O

Think of a person, place, or thing that begins with the letter 'O'. Now write a paragraph, a poem, or a short story about that person, place or thing.

Reminder: Each week through the summer months we will do a different letter of the alphabet. We will do them in order, so you can be thinking and planning ahead what you want to write about each week!

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Alphabet Soup - N

Think of a person, place, or thing that begins with the letter 'N'. Now write a paragraph, a poem, or a short story about that person, place or thing.

NOTE: Last summer we did Alphabet Soup from A - M, so this summer we're starting with N! Each week through the summer months we will do a different letter of the alphabet. We will do them in order, so you can be thinking and planning ahead what you want to write about each week!

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A Series of Puns

Puns are jokes that rely on words that sound alike, but have different meanings.

Write a poem or paragraph in which you select a topic and write a series of puns related to that topic.

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Mother's Day

This week we celebrate Mother's Day, a day to commemorate and honor mothers.

Write a poem expressing your appreciation for your mother, or a short story describing a memory of your mother.

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Performing a Task

In high school I had a teacher who had us write a paper on "how to reeve a block and tackle." We quickly discovered that writing understandable explanations of how to perform a specific set of instructions could be quite challenging.

Choose an everyday activity, such as tying your shoes, or driving a car, and write a paragraph explaining how to do it.

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Newspaper Reporter

Imagine that you are a newspaper reporter, and your job is to report on the news in your neighborhood.

Think of an event that happened recently in your community and write a news report about it. Be sure to include the Five W's: Who, What, Where, When, and Why.

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