Writing to a Prompt

Character Education
Scroll down on the page to find several writing prompts dealing with character. These prompts are designed for elementary students.

Daily Writing Prompt
This site, designed by a teacher, offers a wide variety of writing prompts, available by genre or as story starters. It also includes an opportunity to publish student work.

Journal Writing
Find links to lists of journal writing prompts here.

Prompt Generator
Click on "Next" to generate a simple prompt for journal writing.

A Month of Writing Prompts
Writing prompts based on historical events with a suggestion for creative or analytical writing.

Prompted Writing
Pros, cons, models: it's all here. Access to this 79-page document requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. (Suggestion: download the entire file but print only the pages you want.)

SAT Essay Prep
A lesson plan for boosting scores on the SAT writing section. Includes handout.

Writing Prompts
A generous list of topics for all ages.

Writing Prompts
A generous assortment of topics from Writers Digest. Most prompts are designed for high school and older and call for creative writing.