Writing Prompt Resources

(This is a cross post from TJ’s Student Gallery)
Looking for writing prompts?
Here are some places to get lots of them:
http://thewritesource.com/topics.htm#one (by Grade (First - Twelfth))
And here are links to loads more, but these are not by grade:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/essay/ (these have the prompts on worksheets as well as listed)
http://www.gigglepotz.com/writingone.htm (nice for younger kids, goes by the [...]

Tips for Teaching Writing 1

There are more or less four modes (categories):
Descriptive, Narrative, Expository, and Persuasive
Descriptive mode:
Definition:
Descriptive writing describes an object, place, or person in a way that creates a vivid impression in the reader’s mind, enabling the reader to visualize what is being described, and to feel that he/she is very much part of the writer’s experience. Descriptive [...]

Compare/Contrast Compositions

We studied angels from TJ’s 52 Week Islamic Studies outline this week and the older kids were assigned a compare/contrast paragraph.
 http://tjstudentgallery.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/comparecontrast-angels-and-humans/
To get my older one moving along, we used a writing checklist that  guides them along the writing process, I was amazed at how it really moved things along, masha Allah.  Easy Stept to Writing a [...]

Homeschool Teaching Tips

I wanted to share some teaching tips for those who might be new to homeschooling. I remember how scary it was when I first started. I have learned that as I got more experience, I was able to improvise more and didn’t need to follow step by step scripted lessons, masha Allah. So I thought [...]