Story+Starters

Often times students struggle with generating ideas and topic to write about. Here are some examples of writing prompts that you may want to use in your writers.

1) What is your favorite holiday & why?

2) Write about your family & pets.

3) Describe your perfect vacation.

4) If you could be a superhero with superpowers who would you be and why?

5) What is your favorite Summer/Spring/Fall/Winter activity?

6) Describe your last birthday.

7) What do you want to be when you grow up?

8) What is your favorite animal & why?

9) Who is someone you look up to?

10) What would you do with a million dollars?

11) If you could live anywhere in the world were would you choose?

12) What is your favorite school subject & why?

13) What would you do if you were president of the United States?

14) What is your favorite sport to play?

15) Describe your favorite character in a book you've read?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">16) If you could change one thing about school, what would you change?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">17) What is your favorite type of weather & why?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">18) Who is your favorite singer/song?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">19) If you could only choose one food to eat for the rest of your life what would you choose?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">20) If you were stranded on a desert island what three things would you bring with you?