2000 Writing Prompts

Grade 4

Writing to Explain Students responded to a topic that required them to explain why a day of the week is their favorite.

Writing to Tell a Story (Narrative) Students responded to a topic that required them to tell a story about what happened when they had a special time with a friend.

Grade 8

Writing to Explain Students responded to a topic that required them to explain why a particular day is special.

Writing to Persuade Students responded to a topic that required them to convince the teacher to visit a particular place on a field trip.

Grade 10

Writing to Explain Students responded to a topic that required them to explain why they might choose to spend a day with a particular person.

Writing to Persuade Students responded to a topic that required them to convince the principal to accept their opinion on whether the length of class periods should be changed.