Our book, Write Something Every Day: 366 Pencil Sharpeners for Students of Writing, provides open-ended writing ideas for every day. We use nearly 20 different forms of writing to keep the student engaged, including exercises and activities covering the following:
- 65 prompted free writing.
- 57 written narration.
- 48 short story.
- 42 descriptive narrative.
- 34 explanatory writing.
- 19 poetry/limerick.
- 15 compare/contrast.
- 14 persuasive essay.
- 12 note-taking.
- 11 copying.
- 8 dictation.
- 8 news story.
- 7 outline.
- 6 character sketch.
- many more!
Parents and teachers of young writers will find helpful suggestions for modifying the assignments to fit their students.
Writers who work through these exercises will come away with new ideas for developing their own methods of building their skills for a lifetime of writing.
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The Starry Night Van Gogh
George Washington by Gilbert Stuart
Irises by Van Gogh
The Gleaners by Millet
Little Girl in Blue Armchair by Mary Cassatt
The Country School by Winslow Homer
Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hicks
Sunday Reading at Country School by Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky
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