Archive for March, 2008

“Other Bad Cases to Write About” Prompt

Monday, March 24th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Other Bad Cases to Write About“ -that was inspired by the picture book A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon. 

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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Thanks for writing!  Keep up the good work!

“Emotion and Color Similes” Prompt

Friday, March 21st, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Emotion and Color Similes“ -that was inspired by the picture book My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss. 

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!

“With Your Own Two Hands” Prompt

Friday, March 21st, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”With Your Own Two Hands“ –that was inspired by the song With My Own Two Hands, which is sung by Ben Harper. 

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!

“Boogie Woogie with a B” Prompt

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

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WritingFix & HistoryFix have a fun lesson–called ”Boogie Woogie with a B“ –that was inspired by the song Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, which is sung by The Andrew Sisters. 

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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Thanks for writing!  Keep up the good work!

“Creating Memorable Writing” Prompt

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Creating Memorable Writing” –that was inspired by the visual/music interpretation of Always Wear Sunscreen, which is performed by Baz Luhrmann. 

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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“Ain’t that America” Prompt

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Ain’t that America“ –that was inspired by the song Pink Houses, which is sung by John Mellencamp. 

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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“Dancing with the Math Stars!” Prompt

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

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NumberFix has a fun lesson–called ”Dancing with the Math Stars!“ –that was inspired by disco music that you can’t help but dance to!

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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“How Do I Love Sonnets” Prompt

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”How Do I Love Sonnets“ -that was inspired by sonnet #43 (”How Do I Love Thee…”) by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. 

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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“Poems of Condition” Prompt

Monday, March 17th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Poems of Condition“ -that was inspired by the poem If by Rudyard Kipling. 

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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“HATE to LOVE Sonnets” Prompt

Monday, March 17th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”HATE to LOVE Sonnets“ -that was inspired by a sonnet by William Shakespeare. 

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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