WRITING PROMPT CARD #1



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|WRITING PROMPT CARD #21 |WRITING PROMPT CARD #22 |

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|Your school board is considering a new year-round |Everyone has been surprised sometime. Surprises can be funny, scary, or exciting. |

|school schedule. Write a persuasive letter to your school board stating your opinion |Think about a time when you were surprised. Write a story for a friend telling what |

|and explaining why you feel this way. Be sure to supply convincing reasons and/or |happened. Make your story as clear and as interesting as you can. |

|specific examples. | |

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|WRITING PROMPT CARD #23 |WRITING PROMPT CARD #24 |

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|People often have a favorite room. It may be a room like a classroom, a bedroom, a |Think about your favorite subject or activity in school. Write a friend and tell what |

|kitchen, or a room at a friend’s house. Think of your favorite room. Write about your |your favorite subject or activity is and give reasons explaining why it is your |

|favorite room so that your friend will know exactly what the room is like. You may wish|favorite. You might tell why it is important to you, why you enjoy it, or what you have|

|to include how the room looks, what you smell, the sounds you hear, and how you feel |learned from it. Be sure to use examples that clearly explain what you mean. |

|when you are there. ADAW |ADAW |

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|WRITING PROMPT CARD #25 |WRITING PROMPT CARD #26 |

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|You and a friend find a big box that is labeled “Do Not Open.” Your friend wants to |Think of a favorite toy that you played with as a child. Describe the toy. You may |

|open the box. |want to describe how the toy looked, felt, smelled, and sounded, as well as how you felt|

|Write a story about what happens next. |playing with it. |

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| |ADAW |

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|WRITING PROMPT CARD #27 |WRITING PROMPT CARD #28 |

| |In order to help students prepare for life after high school, |

|Every class should have at least one computer. Write an essay explaining why this would|the department of education is considering adding |

|be good for the students. Be sure to supply reasons and/or specific examples |Grade 13 to teach students the skills they will need in a |

| |modern society. Decide whether you agree or disagree |

| |with the plan. Write a persuasive letter to the department of |

| |education stating your opinion and explaining why you fee |

|ADAW |this way. Be sure to supply convincing reasons and/or |

| |specific examples. ADAW |

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|WRITING PROMPT CARD #29 |WRITING PROMPT CARD #30 |

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|Your pen pal from a foreign country wants to know what your school is like. Write to |Describe a meal that you really enjoyed. You may want to tell what the meal looked |

|your pen pal describing your school. Your may want to include sights, sounds, people, |like, how it tasted and smelled, and how you felt when you were eating it. |

|classes, and activities. | |

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|ADAW |ADAW |

Flash Cards or Game Cards for students to identify writing prompts. Pat Armstrong – ADAW

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|ALABAMA DIRECT ASSESSMENT OF WRITING |ALABAMA DIRECT ASSESSMENT OF WRITING |

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|WRITING PROMPT CARD - ANSWER #22 |WRITING PROMPT CARD - ANSWER #21 |

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|NARRATIVE |PERSUASIVE |

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|Huntsville City Schools |Huntsville City Schools |

|November 2002 |November 2002 |

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|ALABAMA DIRECT ASSESSMENT OF WRITING |ALABAMA DIRECT ASSESSMENT OF WRITING |

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|WRITING PROMPT CARD - ANSWER #24 |WRITING PROMPT CARD - ANSWER #23 |

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|EXPOSITORY |DESCRIPIVE |

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|Huntsville City Schools |Huntsville City Schools |

|November 2002 |November 2002 |

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|ALABAMA DIRECT ASSESSMENT OF WRITING |ALABAMA DIRECT ASSESSMENT OF WRITING |

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|WRITING PROMPT CARD - ANSWER #26 |WRITING PROMPT CARD - ANSWER #25 |

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|DESCRIPTIVE |NARRATIVE |

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|Huntsville City Schools |Huntsville City Schools |

|November 2002 |November 2002 |

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|ALABAMA DIRECT ASSESSMENT OF WRITING |ALABAMA DIRECT ASSESSMENT OF WRITING |

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|WRITING PROMPT CARD - ANSWER #28 |WRITING PROMPT CARD - ANSWER #27 |

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|PERSUASIVE |EXPOSITORY |

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|Huntsville City Schools |Huntsville City Schools |

|November 2002 |November 2002 |

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|ALABAMA DIRECT ASSESSMENT OF WRITING |ALABAMA DIRECT ASSESSMENT OF WRITING |

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|WRITING PROMPT CARD - ANSWER #30 |WRITING PROMPT CARD - ANSWER #29 |

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|DESCRIPTIVE |DESCRIPTIVE |

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|Huntsville City Schools |Huntsville City Schools |

|November 2002 |November 2002 |

Flash Cards or Game Cards for students to identify writing prompts. Pat Armstrong - ADAW

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