25 Writing Prompts for January
- Make a new commitment to writing. What can you do to become a better writer?
- What is wrong with telling people what their New Year's resolutions should be? Write a description of your reaction to someone telling you what your resolution should be.
- Use imagery to write a story about winter.
- Write paragraphs comparing and contrasting a computer and a pen. Include at least four examples of how they are alike and four examples of how they are different.
- Use vivid and strong words to describe what the world will be like in one thousand years. Use colorful adjectives to make this world easy to imagine.
- You are a modern-day explorer. Where will you go? How will you travel? What will you take with you? Write about your first day of exploration.
- Your class decided to have a pet show. Every one of the students brought a pet. Write about what happened during the pet show.
- Write about three things that you would change about yourself.
- Write a short play about a person who is wasteful and creates loads of garbage and another person who teaches the extravagant person about recycling.
- Write a description of what you consider to be the perfect book. Don't describe a particular book. Describe the qualities a great book should have.
- The plot of every story is the events that occur in it. The plot keeps a reader turning the pages. Write a brief description of the plot of one of your favorite books and movies.
- Every time that you lift the top of the butter dish, the butter has taken a different shape. What are some possible explanations for this occurrence?
- Where would you move tomorrow if you had the chance? Describe the good things about this place. Are there any drawbacks to living in this location?
- Write a letter to a child born in the year 2015. Consider what information you know that might be valuable and of interest to that child.
- You are in a theater seeing a very frightening movie. Describe the behavior of three people who are reacting differently to the film.
- Write about a creative way to persuade your parents to let you spend the night at a friend's house.
- Write an ending to "Someday..."
- Write a description of your personality from a good friend's point of view.
- Make a list of people that you would like to say thank you to. Now, choose one and write a thank you letter to that person.
- Why is your favorite type of music? Explain what it is about this sort of music that you love.
- If you could take a ride in a hot air balloon, where would you like to go and why?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of using different types of energy?
- Write a plan for working harder either at home or school.
- The first American museum opened in Charleston, South Carolina in 1773. Why is it important to have museums?
- If you could choose any animal to research, what animal would you choose and why?
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