Fortunate Misfortunes: Writing a Short Story Explore an activity that presents a lesson about a blessing in disguise, after which students...		Too Much Person In this creative writing activity, students are asked to imagine a person who has too much of a...
Let's Change the World: Writing a Play or Story Explore an activity that asks students to think about transformations and the ways in which...		Wacky Situation: A Dog's Dilemma Students are asked to imagine that they are a dog named Doris, and that their current living...
Victory for the Victim: Writing a Short Story Students will imagine a situation in which a victim can emerge victorious, and will then write...		Coach's Dilemma In this creative writing activity, students are given a prompt about a high-school coach who...
Moe's Café		Betrayal Students are asked to imagine that they run a small business and that one of their trusted...
The Final Shot In this creative writing activity, students are given a short prompt that describes an exciting...		Brenda's Solution Students are given a prompt about best friends Brenda and Lucy. They are then asked to write a...
A Distant Land Students will imagine a fantasy world and write a short story about what might happen there.		Risking It All for a Friend Students will imagine that a lifelong friend needs help. They will then write a story about how...
Hot Tuesday Students are asked to imagine the hottest day of the year and then write a story about it.		False Charge Students are asked to imagine that they are being accused of something they didn't do. They are...
Leon the Loner Students will write a character sketch about Leon, who is a loner. Then they will create a...		Old Acquaintance in a New Role In this writing activity, students create a character based on someone they know, put the...
Someone's Cheating In this activity, students imagine how they would react if they saw the most popular person in...		Great Teacher Students are asked to remember one of their favorite teachers; record details about why this...
Juan's New Job In this creative writing activity, students will read about Juan, whose summer job helps him...		One of a Kind Students write a short story about someone they know who is unique and unforgettable.