Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1940s Assign writing prompts about the 1940s, and/or books that were written in the 1940s.		Really Good: Producing Synonyms Present an activity that will have students thinking about synonyms. They will learn why it's...
E.B. White Read about E.B. White and assign the related activities to help students learn more about the...		License Plate Quickies: Writing a Paragraph In this activity, students are given "license plate" combinations and are asked to create their...
The Beat Movement: Jack Kerouac Share the story of Jack Kerouac, and assign the related activities to help your students learn...		Writing Weathergrams Students will learn about weathergrams in this poetry activity. They will then write their own...
Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1950s Assign writing prompts about the 1950s, and/or books that were written in the 1950s.		Is It Reasonable? Devising a Limerick Students will practice their logic in this activity. They will assess the reasonableness of...
Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1960s Assign writing prompts about the 1960s, and/or books that were written in the 1960s.		Working Over Language: Recognizing Clichés Explore an activity that introduces students to the topic of clichés. They will practice...
Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1970s Assign writing prompts about the 1970s, and/or books that were written in the 1970s.		The Naming Business In this activity, students will learn the importance of great names for people, products, and...
Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1980s Assign writing prompts about the 1980s, and/or books that were written in the 1980s.		Composing Great Titles The purpose of this activity is to raise students' awareness of the advantages of a good title...
Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1990s Assign writing prompts about the 1990s and/or books that were written in the 1990s.		Recognizing Malaprops Students will learn about malaprops in this activity. They will write two paragraphs about the...
Susan Vreeland's Thoughts on Writing, Printable Version Award-winning author		More Than Enough: Writing an Essay Students will learn about hoarding and will consider why a person would want to hoard objects...
An Even-Tempered Coach: Producing Antonyms Present an activity that will show students how to produce antonyms when given common words.		Winning by Losing: Writing an Anecdote In this activity, students will learn about the concept of the paradox and why some paradoxes...