Using Weather as a Plot Device: 3 Writing Prompts for Elementary School Students
The weather can be used as a plot device to set the mood of a location. In Gothic literature, for example, dark and stormy weather is often used to create suspense. In literature, the weather plays a variety of roles. There are many examples where extreme weather is a...
Thanksgiving Creative Writing Prompts for 3rd Grade
When we think of Thanksgiving, most of us think of food. Pumpkin pies, mashed potatoes, roasted corn, and a plump stuffed turkey—it’s enough to make your mouth water just imagining it. But Thanksgiving isn’t just a feast. It’s also a creative cornucopia of ideas ripe...
3 Autumn Descriptive Writing Prompts for 4th Grade
Fall is the herald of an ending year, nature’s last colorful hurrah before the white blanket of winter wipes the slate clean. But for teachers and students who are just heading back to school, it is in many ways an exciting new beginning. As F. Scott Fitzgerald once...