Writing Prompts
- Start by choosing a writing prompt from below.
- Once you have chosen a prompt that you would like to write about, highlight and copy it.
- Open a new Google Doc.
- Paste the writing prompt at the top of your Google Doc.
- Write at least one page answering the question or addressing the prompt.
- PROOFREAD your writing.
- You will be turning this in on Google Classroom at a later time.
Writing Prompts (found on expositorywritingprompts.com)
Prompt 1: Nothing good can come from a knock on the door at midnight. But I opened it anyway. Standing on my doorstep was..
Prompt 2: What posters do you have on your wall? Write about why they appeal to you.
Prompt 3: What one question would you like to ask an ancestor of yours from five generations ago?
Prompt 4: On a recent television newscast, it was reported that some people spend as much as $35,000 a year pampering their pups, with such luxuries as a dog house with a treadmill and television set, a closet full of doggy clothes and haircuts that cost $500. Do you think that this is too much money to spend on a family pet?
Prompt 5: Describe the sound of either a piano, violin or trumpet to someone who is deaf.
Prompt 6: You are watching a movie about the Civil War when suddenly, you find yourself in the middle of the movie as one of the characters on the big screen. Who did you become? A soldier, a slave, a slave owner, Lincoln, a spy, or someone else? Are you delighted, fearful, anxious, or what? Did you know you are just in a movie or do you think it’s real? Write a story about what happens next.
Prompt 7: You hear your name announced over the school’s loudspeaker. You are directed to go to the principal’s office immediately. Why are you being summoned?
Prompt 8: You open a trunk in your grandparent’s attic and find something shocking. Write about what you find.
Prompt 9: Write a short story using these words: flashlight, applesauce, balloon, jacket, swan.
Prompt 10: My mom, the interior decorator, did it again! When I left the house this morning my room was painted light blue. When I returned this afternoon the walls were the color of..
Prompt 11: One day while fishing with your dad, you feel a strong tug in your line. You reel it in and are shocked at what you’ve caught. Write a story about what you’ve pulled out of the water.
Prompt 12: “Tell me exactly how this happened,” I said to my brother as he stood in the middle of our now flooded basement.
Prompt 13: Write a story about how your parents met. If you don’t know how they met, make it up!
Prompt 14: You get to write a fashion blog! The only catch is that you must describe the clothes from the year 2297! What will we be wearing then?
Prompt 15: You’ve been given a guarantee by a magic genie that you will either be rich or famous when you grow up, but you can’t be both. Which one do you choose and why?
Prompt 16: My parents laid down the law last night! If I don’t get my grades up this quarter, I’ll be..
Prompt 17: It was the worst thing that could happen to me. The score is tied, it’s the bottom of the ninth with two outs, and I’m at bat. And wouldn’t you know who’s pitching! Write a story about what happens next.
Prompt 18: You’ve been told a thousand times, never, never go down to the basement. It was totally off limits. But today, you’re home alone. You sneak down the stairs and discover..
Prompt 19: You find an old photograph album and start looking through the pictures. You come across a picture of your dad and mom before they got married and couldn’t believe what they were doing. Who knew your parents used to..
Prompt 20: In your family, your brother is known as the athletic one. Your sister is considered the smart one. But you are famous for being...
Prompt 2: What posters do you have on your wall? Write about why they appeal to you.
Prompt 3: What one question would you like to ask an ancestor of yours from five generations ago?
Prompt 4: On a recent television newscast, it was reported that some people spend as much as $35,000 a year pampering their pups, with such luxuries as a dog house with a treadmill and television set, a closet full of doggy clothes and haircuts that cost $500. Do you think that this is too much money to spend on a family pet?
Prompt 5: Describe the sound of either a piano, violin or trumpet to someone who is deaf.
Prompt 6: You are watching a movie about the Civil War when suddenly, you find yourself in the middle of the movie as one of the characters on the big screen. Who did you become? A soldier, a slave, a slave owner, Lincoln, a spy, or someone else? Are you delighted, fearful, anxious, or what? Did you know you are just in a movie or do you think it’s real? Write a story about what happens next.
Prompt 7: You hear your name announced over the school’s loudspeaker. You are directed to go to the principal’s office immediately. Why are you being summoned?
Prompt 8: You open a trunk in your grandparent’s attic and find something shocking. Write about what you find.
Prompt 9: Write a short story using these words: flashlight, applesauce, balloon, jacket, swan.
Prompt 10: My mom, the interior decorator, did it again! When I left the house this morning my room was painted light blue. When I returned this afternoon the walls were the color of..
Prompt 11: One day while fishing with your dad, you feel a strong tug in your line. You reel it in and are shocked at what you’ve caught. Write a story about what you’ve pulled out of the water.
Prompt 12: “Tell me exactly how this happened,” I said to my brother as he stood in the middle of our now flooded basement.
Prompt 13: Write a story about how your parents met. If you don’t know how they met, make it up!
Prompt 14: You get to write a fashion blog! The only catch is that you must describe the clothes from the year 2297! What will we be wearing then?
Prompt 15: You’ve been given a guarantee by a magic genie that you will either be rich or famous when you grow up, but you can’t be both. Which one do you choose and why?
Prompt 16: My parents laid down the law last night! If I don’t get my grades up this quarter, I’ll be..
Prompt 17: It was the worst thing that could happen to me. The score is tied, it’s the bottom of the ninth with two outs, and I’m at bat. And wouldn’t you know who’s pitching! Write a story about what happens next.
Prompt 18: You’ve been told a thousand times, never, never go down to the basement. It was totally off limits. But today, you’re home alone. You sneak down the stairs and discover..
Prompt 19: You find an old photograph album and start looking through the pictures. You come across a picture of your dad and mom before they got married and couldn’t believe what they were doing. Who knew your parents used to..
Prompt 20: In your family, your brother is known as the athletic one. Your sister is considered the smart one. But you are famous for being...