Archive for the ‘Poetry Prompts’ Category

“Listen to the Word Choice of Authors” Prompt

Monday, May 12th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson– called  ”Listen to the Word Choice of Authors“ –that was inspired by the picture book Listen to the Rain by Bill Martin Jr.. 

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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“Singing the Blues” Prompt

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson–called ”Singing the Blues“ –that was inspired by classic blues songs. 

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 to Bug Your Reader” Prompt

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson– called  ”Poems to Bug Your Reader“ –that was inspired by the picture book Insectlopedia by Douglas Florian. 

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 Gonna Rain No More” Prompt

Monday, April 21st, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson– called ”Ain’t Gonna Rain No More“ -that was inspired by the picture book I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont. 

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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“What If Poetry” Prompt

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fun lesson– called ”What If Poetry“ -that was inspired by the picture book What If… by Regina J. Williams. 

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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“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

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“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

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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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