6th Grade Writing Prompts

Through the year you will have the opportunity to choose two writing prompts during the month.  The writing prompts will be assigned every other week.  You can find the assignment dates in your child’s agenda book, or on my blog’s homework page.    

You can handwritten or type these at home and when you are completed you will keep these creative pieces in your accordion, in the labeled section.  I will collect each piece on the Friday that it is due, where I will then take the time over the weekend to read your work.   Every Monday I will be sharing a few pieces that I really enjoyed and share the great techniques that were used. 

You are more than welcome to do more than one per week, or pass in early.  Check off the prompt that you have written to keep track.  Keep this packet in your accordion and make a copy for one to stay at home.

 

• What is your favorite way to show your individuality?

• If you could take any animal from the zoo home as a pet, which would you choose—and why?

• What is the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done?  What inspired you to do it?

• Write a short story about the future.  How will daily life be different 50 years from now?

• What is the most important part of being a good friend?  Why?

• If you could go back in time to witness any single historical event, which would you choose?  Why?

• If you could invent any one thing, what would you create?  Why? How would you create it?

• Write about a time when you were not totally truthful with someone.  What happened? How did you resolve the situation?

• Do you consider yourself artistic?  Why or why not?

 

• Would you rather spend time relaxing by yourself or with a group of friends?  Why?

• What does it mean to be a good citizen of a community?

• What is something that would surprise your classmates about you?  What do you think they would find most surprising about that fact?

• Write a poem about your favorite day of the year.

• If you met a genie that could give you any talent in the world, what would you ask for—and why?

• Write a story about you and three of your friends getting marooned on a desert island.

• What is the best thing to pair with peanut butter?  When did you first try this combination? What other recipes can you think of?

• Write about the best thing that happened to you last year.

• Who is your hero?  What inspires you about this person?

• What is the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home?  Who did you travel with? Did you enjoy the experience?

• Write about your dreams.  Do you typically remember your dreams?  Do you dream in color or black and white?  Are your dreams usually realistic or fantastical?

• Write a short story about a kid with an unusual talent.

• What is your biggest goal right now?  What are you doing to work toward it?

• Is it best to be an oldest sibling, middle sibling, youngest sibling, or only child?  Why?

• Write a poem about the feeling you get when you hang out with your best friend.

• What is your most prized possession?  What makes it so special to you?

• If you could live in any fictional TV show, movie, or book, which would you choose—and why?

• Here are 5 great things about me.

• What would happen if children ruled the world?

• What would happen if there were no cars, buses, trains, boats, or planes? How would this change your life?

• What if everyone lived under water? Where would people live? What games would children play? What would school be like?

• The house was so quiet, but then I heard…

• If you could have been someone in history, who would you have been?

• If you could only take 3 people with you on a trip around the world, who would you take and why?

• If you could give any gift in the world, what would you give and to whom?

• If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?If you received any sum of money as a gift, what would you do with it?

• What would happen if animals could talk? What questions would you would like to ask them?

• Imagine that you can become invisible whenever you wanted to? What are some of the things you would do.

• What would you do if you were in the middle of the lake and your boat springs a leak?

• What would you do if you suddenly woke up in another country and no one could understand a word you said! What would you do?

• Write a poem about your favorite person, animal, or place.

• What is your dream vacation?

• This morning I looked out my window and to my great surprise I saw…

• If I could trade places with someone it would be _____. (Why?)

• If there were no rules, what do you think would happen?

• If you owned a store, what would you do to discourage people from stealing from you?

• If you could participate in an Olympic event, which one would you choose and why?

• A Poem About Balloons

• I wish I could…

• What is your greatest aspiration?

• What challenges do immigrants in our country face?

• When do you feel happiest? Why?

• Have you ever felt different or left out? How did it make you feel?

• Who is the most inspirational person in your life? How does he or she inspire you?

• What is the most selfless thing you’ve ever done? Why did you do it?

• Do you prefer giving or getting gifts?

• Write about a time when you were wrong about something you thought you knew.

• What is your greatest fear? Why does it make you feel afraid?

• What is the best way to make conversation with someone new?

• What do you believe in?

• What do you friends think of you? How would they describe you? Do you think it’s accurate?

• When you imagine yourself in 20 years, where do you want to be?

• Where do you go when you need to focus on something? Does it help you?

• What is the most challenging thing about growing up today?

• Do you feel like a kid or a teenager? Do you ever feel more like one than the other?

• Write about a time when you saw someone being bullied. What did you do?

• What is the best way to cheer someone up on a bad day?

• Do you consider yourself to be a good listener? Why or why not

• What is the most valuable lesson you’ve ever learned?

• Have you ever told a lie that got blown out of proportion? What happened?

• What value is most important to your family?  How do you display it in your everyday life?

• What is your greatest talent?  How did you discover it?

• Do you think you could go one month without using the Internet?  Why or why not? What would be the hardest part?

• In your opinion, is it important for people to study history?  Why or why not?

• What chores are you responsible for at home?  Do you like doing them?

• If you had to give up one of your five senses, which would you choose to go without and why?

• Write a short story about a teenager who discovers he or she has a secret superpower.

• Write a poem that describes your neighborhood.

• Have you ever made friends with someone unexpected?  Write about your experience.

• Are you a competitive person?  Why or why not?

• Write a short story about your favorite fictional character.

• If you could create your own country, what would it be called?  What laws would you put in place?

• Write about your favorite memory from your childhood.

• What animal do you think best represents your personality?  Why?

• Do you enjoy meeting new people?  Why or why not?

• What is the most challenging thing you have to do on a regular basis?  What makes it so hard?

• Write a letter introducing yourself to your favorite fictional character.  Tell him or her about yourself and describe a few things you have in common.