![]() ![]() At this point, I think I would like to leave the actual focus of the longer piece of writing up to each student. On the other hand, each of these prompts can also serve simply as a beginning, an entryway, into some larger or more complex idea. It’s easy to see how any one of these quickwrite prompts could be serve as the subject for a writing piece. List some traditions you have with family or friends. Describe why a particular tradition is so important to you / worth keeping (repeat).Choose an activity in your life and describe why it’s important to you / why you’ve stuck with it (repeat).List some of the activities you’ve done since you were a child (i.e.Make a list of difficult decisions you’ve had to make in your life.Describe a time when you wondered about one of these “big questions.”.For example, how do we deal with grief? How do we know when we fall in love? Etc. Brainstorm a list of “big questions” about life.On the other side, list words you would use to describe yourself. On one side, list words that you think others would use to describe you. Consider how someone or some group views you versus how you view yourself. Same as above, but instead, think of a time when a friend or family member surprised you by their actions.Think of a time you were watching a movie or television, or reading a book, and describe a moment you were shocked by some twist in the plot or decision by a character.I used to think _, but now I realize _.Fill it with important things you’ve learned in your life so far. Draw a large lightbulb in your notebook.Make a list of something you learned when you were _ years old.Another great read loud is the picture book The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant to get students thinking about family memories. Read the picture book Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran, then ask students to reflect on what moments in their own childhood it makes them think about. ![]()
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