01 November

The Best Laid Plans: Literary vs. Expository Prompts

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Blog, Prompt Writing

Good afternoon, Dr. Louis: Please see below a prompt that I made for our students this week on Chapter 6 from Of Mice and Men. If you have time, let me know what you think and what changes need to …

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10 October

Writing Prompts and Writing Them Well

  • Posted by Alejandra Correa
  • Categories Blog, Prompt Writing

Dear Dr. Louis, I need help with prompt writing, please! Eileen V. Dear Eileen, Well, the first step is asking for help! When I first started teaching eleventh grade English Language Arts, I would become discouraged as I began scoring …

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14 January

Word Counts: Don’t Count on Them!

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Blog, Formulaic Writing, JSWP Methodology, Prompt Writing, Schafferisms

Dear Dr. D, I have students stating that they struggle to reach the minimum word count while following the Jane Schaffer structure. For example, if the essay is to be 600-800 words, they may have only 450 words but state …

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27 March

BLIND-SIDED BY WRITING PROMPTS

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Blog, Prompt Writing

Dear Dr. Louis, Would you please take a look at the following prompt and give me some suggestions for revision? In the Greek Tragedy by Sophocles, “Oedipus Rex,” the protagonist, Oedipus lives a life both cursed and blessed by the …

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23 September

Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later: Planning, Preparing, and Implementing Writing Prompts

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Blog, Planning and Preparation, Prompt Writing
  • Comments 0 comment

Dear Dr. D’, I wanted to get your comments on a  prompt that I will use on Friday with my Honors students.  They read a creation myth about good vs. evil and the need for both in order to create …

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