Argument & Persuasive Writing Lesson Plans 200 Prompts for Argumentative WritingPrompts by category for the student who can't think of anything to write about. Are You My Mother? An Opinion Writing UnitThis 5-lesson unit uses the Langston Hughes poem "Mother to Son" and a portrait to emphasize facts and opinions. Includes writing task. Designed for grade 2. The Classical ArgumentHandout detailing introduction, narration, confirmation, refutation and concession, and summation. Decoding text types: One of these things is not like the othersThis blog explains the difference between opinion writing, persuasive writing, and argument. Developing Evidence-Based Arguments from TextsThis guide provides teachers with strategies for helping students understand the differences between persuasive writing and evidence-based argumentation. Evaluating an Argument: Chevy Volt CommercialsThis activity introduces students to analyzing an argument. The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Literature v. Position PapersLinks to strategies and prompts.
Creative Writing Courses and Ideas: An Online Resource for Writers Four Ways to Bring Settings to Life Four Ways to Bring Settings to Life by Moira Allen Return to Setting & Description · Print/Mobile-Friendly Version The devil, it's said, is in the details. So, too, is much of the work of a writer. To set your stage, it's important to choose the most appropriate, vivid details possible. 1) Reveal setting through motion. Let your description unfold as a character moves through the scene. Suppose, for example, that your heroine, an "Orphan Annie" of humble origins, has entered a millionaire's mansion. Let her observe how soft the rich Persian carpet feels underfoot, how it muffles her footfalls, how she's tempted to remove her shoes. Use active verbs to set the scene. "Walking through" a description breaks the details into bite-sized nuggets, and scatters those nuggets throughout the scene so that the reader never feels overwhelmed or bored. 2) Reveal setting through a character's level of experience. What your character knows will directly influence what she sees. A pleasant picture?
Creative Writing Prompts Write a scene that includes a character speaking a different language, speaking in a thick accent, or otherwise speaking in a way that is unintelligibe to the other characters. (Note: You don't necessarily need to know the language the character is speaking—be creative with it!) Describe a character's reaction to something without explaining what it is. See if your fellow prompt responders can guess what it is. Write a story or a scene about one character playing a prank on another. Writing Prompt: Write a story that involves confusion over homonyms (words that have the same spelling but different meanings) or homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently). For World Storytelling Day, share the best story you've ever heard or told by word of mouth, or have a fictional character recount their favorite story. You're making your way down a cobbled street when a stocky, red-bearded man beckons you into an alley. Consider your handwriting, or a character's handwriting.
Essay Start - Persuasive Essays By Persuasive, we mean tending or having the power to persuade a persuasive argument. Through persuasive essays, you have to persuade the reader into convincing that your point of view is correct by adopting logical reasoning to show that one idea is more legitimate than the other idea. Basically all essays are persuasive essays. Sometimes you are assigned a controversial topic such as different law acts, political related issues, and nuclear issues for your persuasive essays, but an essay on the meaning of an article or poetry is also a persuasive essay. The only difference being that through persuasive essays your attempt or task is to persuade a reader to take some kind of action or adopt a certain point of view. When planning a persuasive essay, follow these steps Choose your position. The following criteria are essential to produce an effective argument: Be well informed about your topic. Note: Do not confuse facts with truths. Statistics - These can provide excellent support.
25 Creative Writing Prompts Posted by Melissa Donovan on October 21, 2014 · 25 creative writing prompts to inspire and motivate you. Don’t you just hate writer’s block? Some say it’s a disease that only creative workers succumb to. Some say it’s a curse. For me, the most bizarre thing about writer’s block is that it strikes randomly. Luckily, I have several books and other writing resources that are packed with writing exercises and creative writing prompts. Creative Writing Prompts Today I’d like to share a mash-up of creative writing prompts. Now It’s Your Turn If none of these creative writing prompts inspired you, don’t despair. Keep writing! About Melissa DonovanMelissa Donovan is a website designer and copywriter.
365 Pictures Daily Photo Prompts Generated for Your Creative Inspiration! Writing Prompts : 365 : 365 Creative Picture Prompts, Prompt-a-Day Generator One picture and text prompt per day to inspire your creative life. Visit again tomorrow for February 5, 2015 What would this settler feel if she/he could return from the past and see their homestead still standing? Photo and prompt copyright © Kristi Tencarre. About 365 Picture Prompts Welcome to Creativity Portal's first-ever worldwide collaborative daily prompt project. Artists, photographers, writers, and other creatives have generously shared their personal pictures and thought-provoking prompts to inspire others with unique perspectives and manifested expressions of creativity. Use these images and words for: creative writing promptsimagination/brainstorming ideascreativity sparksartistic inspirationblogging story startersclassroom activitiesjournal & diary promptsmeditationsreflectionsconnecting with other creatives Frequently Answered Questions Q: How do I access past prompts?
Think You Know 'How To Write A Sentence'? How To Write A Sentence: And How To Read OneBy Stanley FishHardcover, 176 pagesHarperList price: $19.99 Why Sentences ? In her book The Writing Life (1989), Annie Dillard tells the story of a fellow writer who was asked by a student, "Do you think I could be a writer?" " 'Well,' the writer said, 'do you like sentences?' " The student is surprised by the question, but Dillard knows exactly what was meant. But wouldn't the equivalent of paint be words rather than sentences? And the words slide into the slots ordained by syntax, and glitter as with atmospheric dust with those impurities which we call meaning. Before the words slide into their slots, they are just discrete items, pointing everywhere and nowhere. I wish I had been one of them. One nice thing about sentences that display a skill you can only envy is that they can be found anywhere, even when you're not looking for them. If God didn't want them sheared, he would not have made them sheep.
10 Personal Writing Ideas Stuck for an idea? Use the suggestions below to spark personal writing with help from New York Times features. Illustration by Jeffrey Fisher 1. 2. Modeled on one of these features, write about your favorite local place or about the qualities of your town or neighborhood. 3. Or, send a postcard to and/or from the subject of a Times photo, add speech and thought bubbles, or write about a photo that captures American culture. 4. The Learning Network’s Student Opinion featurethe Opinion sectionThe Choice, a blog on college admissionsThe Moral of the Story, a blog on the moral implications of news stories, and The Ethicist, both written by Randy CohenSocial Q’s, questions and answers on awkward or unclear social dilemmasThe Opinionator, which collects opinion from around the Webthe Education sectionthe Most E-mailed and Most Blogged lists. You might word your response as a Letter to the Editor. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.