Writing Prompts
UNIT: Writing About Oneself You are to complete each stage of the writing process for one of the prompts below. You can only choose one. You will be directed to complete one task at a time and to put each completed activity into a portfolio for your teacher to evaluate. You will be graded not only on your final paper but also on all the work you do to produce that paper. Read the rubric on page 9 of this document before you begin. Your final paper will be a five paragraph essay.
PROMPT 1: “The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.” Joseph Addison What are your somethings?
PROMPT 2: “Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.” Tell about the people from your life who represent these re-kindlers and the time or times you felt like your “light had been blown out.”
PROMPT 3: Picture your life years from now. Name one thing you hope is missing entirely, one thing you hope has changed somehow and one you hope has not evolved at all from this moment.
PROMPT 4: How has “your world” affected your dreams for the future? What is your world? (You may include your neighborhood, your church, your school, your family and home, a place where you are developing an interest or talent (on a team, in a studio, on a stage, as a volunteer, reading, etc.), and/or your favorite p aces.
Assignment: Prewriting 1 1. Choose one of the four prompts to brainstorm. 2. Write or type your choice on paper. 3. Follow the model for this assignment. (You may not use the prompt given in the model.) Remember brainstorming is different from writing. Take 15 minutes and do nothing but write or type. 4. Submit whatever you have when you finish. You may type into a document. You may scan what you write. 5. Label your work Prewriting 1a and put it into a folder named You will not submit this folder until you complete
PROMPT 1: “The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.” Joseph Addison What are your somethings?
PROMPT 2: “Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.” Tell about the people from your life who represent these re-kindlers and the time or times you felt like your “light had been blown out.”
PROMPT 3: Picture your life years from now. Name one thing you hope is missing entirely, one thing you hope has changed somehow and one you hope has not evolved at all from this moment.
PROMPT 4: How has “your world” affected your dreams for the future? What is your world? (You may include your neighborhood, your church, your school, your family and home, a place where you are developing an interest or talent (on a team, in a studio, on a stage, as a volunteer, reading, etc.), and/or your favorite p aces.
Assignment: Prewriting 1 1. Choose one of the four prompts to brainstorm. 2. Write or type your choice on paper. 3. Follow the model for this assignment. (You may not use the prompt given in the model.) Remember brainstorming is different from writing. Take 15 minutes and do nothing but write or type. 4. Submit whatever you have when you finish. You may type into a document. You may scan what you write. 5. Label your work Prewriting 1a and put it into a folder named You will not submit this folder until you complete