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Writing Prompts for the Week of May 25-29

Writing Prompts for the Week of May 25-29

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There are LOTS of things to write about this week.  We write for many reasons: to entertain, to inform, to describe, to persuade, and to respond.  There should be something for everyone this week!

Writing Prompt 1 is narrative fiction.

Writing Prompt 2 is response to media text.

Writing Prompt 3 is a mixture of informative and descriptive writing.

Writing Prompt 4 is persuasive/opinion writing.

 

 

 

Writing Prompt #1: Story prompt

 

Writing Prompt #2: Watch the video and write a blogpost on whatever thoughts or feelings this video inspires.  

Writing Prompt #3:  Describe yourself.    

Writing Prompt #4: View the video and visual prompt.  Determine your opinion on the topic.  Write a piece to persuade others to adopt your opinion by explaining your opinion and reasoning.

Have fun!  I can’t wait to read your blogs!

 

 

Writing for WEEK FIVE!

Writing for WEEK FIVE!

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This week, our writing prompt is a video!  I’m going to ask you to watch the video (which will be easy because it’s so good), write a response to all the questions, and send it to me in a Word Online Document OR write a blogpost about it.  Blogposts would be fun because then you can discuss your favourite parts with others.

Make sure your written response is in sentences and paragraphs.  Please answer at least 2 of the questions in your response!  Each answer would take about a paragraph (5 sentences).  Reread your writing – always – to check for clarity (Are my ideas stated clearly?) and correctness (Did I use correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar?).  

 

The Questions!

  1. Why are shared experiences important?  Use examples from the video and your own experience.
  2. Choose one or two of these improvisational scenes (jokes/presentations) and tell how YOU would feel if you present but not part of the improvisational team.  How would you react if you found out you were filmed?  Use specific details from the video in your explanation.
  3. Which improvisational scene was your favourite?  Why? Use examples from the video to explain your reasoning.
  4. Offer YOUR idea for the next funny and absurd improvisational scene?  This is a chance to be completely creative and ABSURD!  Remember to describe it completely: Who would present?  How many people?  What would they do?  Where would they do it?  
  5. What is the value in the absurd?  Why do people need a little ABSURDITY in their lives?

 

ABSURD means:

adjective

– utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false:an absurd explanation.

noun

– the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and irrational world.
As always, you are free to use a writing prompt from previous weeks OR you can write on a topic of your choice.
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