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Mrs. Clark 6th grade ILA |
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6th grade writing promts |
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Marking Period 4 Writing Prompts
Week of April 28- May 2nd ü Writing Prompt #1- MP 4: Try writing your own poem about your own personal obsession. Think about what your dreams are, the theme of your life. Try writing a poem similar to the ones studied today. You should have 5 stanza’s of 5 lines each. Due Monday May 5th.
ü Writing Prompt #2 MP- Due Monday May 5th. Poetry can help you discover where you’re from and express this other kind of family tree. Interview your parents and gather data for a “Where I’m From” of your own. Or, answer the questions yourself and write a “Where I’m From” poem of your own.
Week of May 12- 16th ü Writing Prompt #3- MP 4- Due Monday May 19th. Use the poems we discussed in class today as a starting point. Think about what would be in your imaginary journal. This is a great technique for you to try as a poet. Take a verbal snapshot of who you are right now and write a poem about it. ü Writing Prompt #4, MP 4: Due Monday May 19th. Today’s poem is they type you could put on your bulletin board or your bedroom wall; I think the last stanza at least is one to memorize. Poetry is useful. It can help us live our lives. This poem will remind you not to forget what matters, what last, what you can do to matter. Pick one of the following and write your own poetic version of what you believe fame is, wealth is, happiness is, success is... Week of February 4-8- Due February 10 Writing Prompt # 1(New Marking Period- please have done by February 10 ð Your ILA class has been selected to be the focus of a new reality TV show on ABC. Write a scene that happens within the classroom using small moments and a lot of dialogue. Use correct format of dialogue.
Week of February 11-14- Due February 17 ü Writing Prompt # 2- please have done by Sunday February 17. o Sketch a wacky creature who thinks he, she, or it is superior to other creatures. Think of some absurd reason for the creature’s snobbism. In Dr. Seuss’s story it is stars on the belly. (You may not use this) Then make up a name and turn your character into the inspiration for a short story in Dr. Seuss style. Decide which type of indirect characterization you will use as the author.
Week of February 22-29- Due March 3rd
Writing Prompt # 3- Today, we read the poem, “You can’t write a poem about McDonlad’s”. If someone can write a poem about McDonlad’s, what are other unlikely- and funny- subjects for viewing through the eyes of a poet? Pick your own strange and possibly funny subject and write a lyric poem of your own. Due March 3rd. Week of March 3-7- Due March 10th ü Writing Prompt # 4- It has been said that "the winners write the history books". In other words, how can we be sure the things we read in history books are what really happened? Is it possible there is another side to the story? Write a story about a historical event/character, but re-invent it. Try telling the story from a different person’s point of view. Refer to your notes from class brainstorming ideas. You may not use George Washington cutting down the Cherry Tree. You may want to do a little research of your event on the internet before beginning to craft your story. Due Monday March 10
Week of March 10-14- Due Monday March 17
Writing Prompt # 5 In Writer’s notebook, capture your own feelings about your own bedroom and what it shows about whom you once were and who you are right now. Use today’s poems to help inspire your writing. This will be graded as a writing response.
Writing Prompt # 6 Something you can do as a poet, is to use your poetry to remember and celebrate the ones you loved who are gone. What are the moments and sensations you need to capture, before they slip away? Write a remembrance poem. You may used today’s poem as a model.
Week of March 17-20- Due March 25th
Writing Prompt # 7- Write a poem about what a good book, a good song, a good movie, good French fries, a good dog or cat, a good friend does for you? Pick just one thing that you want to focus on. In your poem use figurative language, similes, metaphors and personifications and try using repetition.
Week of March 25- 28- due March 31st.
ü Writing Prompt # 8- [Censorship] Your local public library has come under criticism for allowing patrons under the age of 18 to check out books that are unacceptable. The books are either explicit, describe graphic violence, or use questionable language. Most recently, a high school senior checked out James Joyce's Ulysses. The student's parents did not approve of the student reading the book and complained to the town council. As a result, the council is considering removing all questionable books from the library. Books that are explicit, describe graphic violence, or use questionable language. What is your position on this issue? Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper stating your position and supporting it with convincing reasons. Make sure to have a thesis sentence, supporting details and use persuasive techniques.
ü Writing Prompt # 9- Create a metaphor about something in your life. Write an autobiography in five short chapters using a sustained metaphor. We’ll never know exactly what the speaker’s problem is in “Autobiography in Five Short Chapters.” Nelson sustained metaphor- the same street, then another one, is generous: it accepts multiple interpretations. But we can be pretty sure there was a problem something concrete from a real life that led to this coded imagery. As poets, consider what you might be able to do with a sustained metaphor. What if you wrote at length about something from your real life as if it were something else?
Writing Prompt # 10- Poem. ü What did you believe or understand when you were little? As a poet, you can look back on your childhood fantasy life and measure the distance, as Michael did or on your old and new perspectives, as Anna did? Write a poem, free verse about how your thoughts or beliefs have changed since you were little. |
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