Story Writing Ideas

Explore Different Kinds of Writing

Many students have no strategies for thinking of a writing topic, so we spend a lot of time discussing different forms of writing and exploring examples during read-alouds.

For example :

1. Write about a familiar story: give a summary, make a new ending, write a letter to someone
2. Describe a personal event: write about something you’ve experienced
3. Imagine a story: use writing prompts to create a story about a character