Quality Writing Prompts

Good writing prompts are important.  Awhile ago, I wrote about this site, which does an excellent job at coming up with interesting, visual prompts that provide students with a starting point for them to elaborate through creative writing.  (Note: these prompts are intended to be used with high school students, but I think that most of them can find a place in the junior high setting, as well.) Even if the prompts don't always apply to your class or level, they are worth taking a look at.  The style and visual manner that they use are definitely something that you can adapt to your own classroom.  Below is an example from the site - and as you can see, there are common core standards connected to each prompt. Visit writingprompts.tumblr.com for more.