Winning by Losing: Writing an Anecdote In this activity, students will learn about the concept of the paradox and why some paradoxes...		Hot Tuesday Students are asked to imagine the hottest day of the year and then write a story about it.
More Than Enough: Writing an Essay Students will learn about hoarding and will consider why a person would want to hoard objects...		Moe's Café
Recognizing Malaprops Students will learn about malaprops in this activity. They will write two paragraphs about the...		A Distant Land Students will imagine a fantasy world and write a short story about what might happen there.
The Locked Locker: Writing a Nonfiction Narrative Explore an activity that presents an example of a nonfiction narrative and directions for...		Too Much Person In this creative writing activity, students are asked to imagine a person who has too much of a...
Writing a Character Sketch Challenge your class with a creative writing activity that will teach your students how to...		Juan's New Job In this creative writing activity, students will read about Juan, whose summer job helps him...
Victory for the Victim: Writing a Short Story Students will imagine a situation in which a victim can emerge victorious, and will then write...		Leon the Loner Students will write a character sketch about Leon, who is a loner. Then they will create a...
Fortunate Misfortunes: Writing a Short Story Explore an activity that presents a lesson about a blessing in disguise, after which students...		Wacky Situation: A Dog's Dilemma Students are asked to imagine that they are a dog named Doris, and that their current living...
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...		Someone's Cheating In this activity, students imagine how they would react if they saw the most popular person in...
Questions About Your Future: Writing a Personal Letter Explore an activity that invites students to look seriously at their future by composing...		Brenda's Solution Students are given a prompt about best friends Brenda and Lucy. They are then asked to write a...
The Final Shot In this creative writing activity, students are given a short prompt that describes an exciting...		Coach's Dilemma In this creative writing activity, students are given a prompt about a high-school coach who...