Archive for February, 2008

“Monster of a Metaphor” Prompt

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”A Monster of a Metaphor“ –that was inspired by the classic Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. 

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

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“Little Toy Friends” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Little Toy Friends“ –that was inspired by the poem The Dumb Soldier by Robert Louis Stevenson. 

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

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“Ulysses: Time Traveler” Prompt

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Ulysses: Time Traveler“ –that was inspired by the classic The Adventures of Ulysses, intrepretation by Bernard Evslin. 

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

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“Hubris at the Bat” Prompt

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Hubris at the Bat“ –that was inspired by the poem Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer. 

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

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“Mechanical Monsters” Prompt

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Mechanical Monsters“ –that was inspired by the classic Fahenhiet 451 by Ray Bradbury. 

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

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“Come Hither, Stay Away” Prompt

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Come Hither, Stay Away“ –that was inspired by the poem The Passionate Shepherd to His Lover by Christopher Marlowe. 

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

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“Hat Trick” Prompt

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Hat Trick“ –that was inspired by the classic The Pearl by John Steinbeck. 

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

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“Arguing Voices inside one Character’s Head” Prompt

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Arguing Voices inside one Character’s Head“ –that was inspired by the classic The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. 

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

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“Showing Creative Problem Solving” Prompt

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Showing Some Creative Problem Solving“ –that was inspired by the classic Call of the Wild by Jack London. 

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

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“Giving Credit Where it Might be Due” Prompt

Monday, February 25th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Giving Credit Where it Might Be Due“ –that was inspired by the chapter book Ben and Me by Robert Lawson. 

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

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