Show-Not-Tell Writing Prompts for 2017-2018:
- “I traveled through time and found myself in…”
Due 9/6 for Orange Classes
Due 9/13 for Green Classes
- “When I went snorkeling, I discovered an underwater city!”
Due 9/20 for Orange Classes
Due 9/27 for Green Classes
- “I’ve been to nine planets in twelve years and it’s starting to show….”
Due 10/4 for Orange Classes
Due 10/11 for Green Classes
- “The boy disappeared on August 28th, 2012”
Due 10/18 for Green Classes
Due 10/25 for Orange Classes
- “They say Old Weezie has been reading palms out of her run-down shack for a hundred years or more.”
Due 11/1 for Green Classes
Due 11/8 for Orange Classes
- “I recently discovered that my parents are spies.”
Due 11/15 for Orange Classes
Due 11/29for Green Classes
- It was the ______holiday ever!”
Due 12/6 for OrangeClasses
Due 12/13 for Green Classes
- “Every day, the sun comes up and every night it goes down again…”
Due 1/10 for OrangeClasses
Due 1/24 for Green Classes
- “When the guards put out a call to action, their plea went unheard. What followed was sheer terror.”
Due 1/31 for Green Classes
Due 2/7 for Orange Classes
- “I was out camping with friends. Suddenly, we saw something fall from the sky.”
Due 2/14 for GreenClasses
Due 2/28 for Orange Classes
- “When I woke up on the operating table, I couldn’t remember how I got there.”
Due 2/21 for Green Classes
Due 3/14 for OrangeClasses
- “When I looked out the window, I realized my life would never be the same again.”
Due 3/7 for GreenClasses
Due 3/21 for Orange Classes
- “I found an old photo of my grandma/grandpa and discovered she/he used to be….”
Due 4/4 for GreenClasses
Due 4/11 for Orange Classes
- “In the backyard, my dog dug up…”
Due 4/18 for Green Classes
Due 4/25 for Orange Classes
- “Middle School has been so…” (write in narrative format, not explanatory)
Due 5/2 for Green Classes
Due 5/9 for Orange Classes
Below are extra prompts you can use in place of prompts you find uninspiring:
“I was going to the moon!”
“I found a baby dinosaur!”
“I was going on a Pirate Ship!”
“I discovered I had a superpower!”
“I have never been so hot/cold!”
“I cannot believe I got to spend the day with…”
“I got sucked into the television!”
“My best friend managed to get elected President.”
“I opened the letter to discover…”
“I looked down and discovered I had turned into…”
*Please note, you can come up with your own topic for an SNT but it must be school-appropriate!! If it is not, your paper will be taken to administration and a parent will be contacted.
*Please also note, you may not use classmate’s names.