language arts – Page 4 – Practical Bits

writing prompt, 9/11: What’s in a name?

Write about your first name—why you were given it, what associations or stories are attached to it, what you think

NAH-no-RYE-moh. Yep, sounds like a disease (“You won’t believe where she’s developed the worst case of nanowrimo.” *horrified gasp from

7x7x7 Go to your bookshelf and select the 7th book. Open it to the seventh page. Look at the 7th

Someone across the pond has created this nifty writing prompt generator. Tools include: random plot generator, random title generator, random

Describe a memorable event, positive or negative, and how it felt to you, but do not name the feeling. Instead,

Use all of the following words in a piece of writing: bit, draw, flex, perilous, bubble, corner, rancid, pound, high,

Things I Forgot To Tell You On Day One: I want you to keep a writing journal, and write in

Forwarded from the homeschoo list, fall 2016: Attention Aspiring Writers: Do you enjoy writing short stories, novels, or poems? Want

I don’t think anyone teaches letter writing anymore. Back in the dark ages of my youth, my teachers had at

Here, read this list of words: saw song talk dog call frog off ball draw all lost small walk long