Archive for December, 2007

“The Sibling Report”

Friday, December 14th, 2007

tub_boo_boo.jpg

WritingFix has a fun lesson–called The Sibling Report that was inspired by the picture book Tub-boo-boo by Margie Palatini. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

If you have written to this prompt, you may post your writing below for others to read and/or comment on.  Just type your writing into the box that reads “Leave a Reply” and fill out the other required fields.

Thanks for writing!  Keep up the good work!

“Pros, Cons, & Hooks”

Friday, December 14th, 2007

how_i_became_a_pirate.jpg

WritingFix has a fun lesson–called Pros, Cons, and Hooks that was inspired by the picture book How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

If you have written to this prompt, you may post your writing below for others to read and/or comment on.  Just type your writing into the box that reads “Leave a Reply” and fill out the other required fields.

Thanks for writing!  Keep up the good work!

“Three-Meal Weather”

Friday, December 14th, 2007

cloudy_chance_meatballs.jpg

WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Three-Meal Weather“ that was inspired by the picture book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi and Ron Barrett. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

If you have written to this prompt, you may post your writing below for others to read and/or comment on.  Just type your writing into the box that reads “Leave a Reply” and fill out the other required fields.

Thanks for writing!  Keep up the good work!

Using the “Powerful First Paragraph” Prompt

Friday, December 14th, 2007

brave_margaret.jpg

WritingFix has a fun lesson–called “Powerful First Paragraphs” –that was inspired by the picture book Brave Margaret by Robert De San Douci

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here.

If you have written to this prompt, you may post your writing below for others to read and/or comment on.  Just type your writing into the box that reads “Leave a Reply” and fill out the other required fields.

Thanks for writing!  Keep up the good work!

“A Scientific Mishap”

Friday, December 14th, 2007

dogzilla.jpg

WritingFix has a fun lesson–called A Scientific Mishap that was inspired by the picture book Dogzilla by Dav Pilkey. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

If you have written to this prompt, you may post your writing below for others to read and/or comment on.  Just type your writing into the box that reads “Leave a Reply” and fill out the other required fields.

Thanks for writing!  Keep up the good work!

The Serendipitous Plot Creator

Friday, December 14th, 2007

sequencing_pacing.png

WritingFix has a fun prompt–called ”The Serendipitous Plot Creator“ –that provides interesting titles that you might want to write stories for. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

If you have written to this prompt, you may post your writing below for others to read and/or comment on.  Just type your writing into the box that reads “Leave a Reply” and fill out the other required fields.

Thanks for writing!  Keep up the good work!

Counting Your Sentences’ Words

Friday, December 14th, 2007

owl_moon.jpg

WritingFix has a fun lesson–called “Counting Your Setences’ Words” that was inspired by the picture book Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

If you have written to this prompt, you may post your writing below for others to read and/or comment on.  Just type your writing into the box that reads “Leave a Reply” and fill out the other required fields.

Thanks for writing!  Keep up the good work!

Story-Starters: Intriguing Titles

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

strong_titles.png

WritingFix has a fun prompt–called ”Story-Starters: Intriguing Titles“ –that provides interesting titles that you might want to write stories for. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

If you have written to this prompt, you may post your writing below for others to read and/or comment on.  Just type your writing into the box that reads “Leave a Reply” and fill out the other required fields.

Thanks for writing!  Keep up the good work!

You’re on a Gigantic Roll!

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

james_giant_peach.jpg

WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”You’re on a Gigantic Roll“ –that was inspired by the chapter book James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

If you have written to this prompt, you may post your writing below for others to read and/or comment on.  Just type your writing into the box that reads “Leave a Reply” and fill out the other required fields.

Thanks for writing!  Keep up the good work!

“Start with what ISN’T There” writing prompt

Friday, December 7th, 2007

caves.jpg

WritingFix has a fun lesson–called “Start with What Isn’t There“ –that was inspired by the picture book Caves by Stephen Kramer. 

Several student writers have written and published their work for this prompt, and you can read their finished writing by clicking here

If you have written to this prompt, you may post your writing below for others to read and/or comment on.  Just type your writing into the box that reads “Leave a Reply” and fill out the other required fields.

Thanks for writing!  Keep up the good work!