241+ Category: 6th Grade Writing Prompts
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Visual Maps and Story Paths
Use a map as a visual tool and devise an adventure story that follows the path outlined on it.
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Character Collage
Create a collage using various materials that represents a character in a novel or story, then write an in-depth character analysis.
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Show and Tell
Bring an object that is meaningful to you, create a drawing of it, and write a descriptive piece about the object.
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Visual Journaling
For one week, create a daily visual journal entry and craft a narrative around each visual.
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Crafting Conclusions
Write an intriguing ending to a story that feels satisfying and wraps up all loose ends.
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Point Of View Perceptions
Write two brief accounts of the same event from two different perspectives.
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Diving into Detail
Write a short story that is rich in descriptive details about a location you’ve been to.
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The Future of Literacy Skills
Imagine how improved literacy skills through prompt writing can benefit your future.
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The Journey of a Story
Recall a time you started writing based on a prompt and ended up with a story you didn’t anticipate.
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Guided vs. Free Writing
Compare and contrast writing based on a given prompt vs. free writing. Analyze the impact each can have on developing literacy skills.
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Struggling with the Blank Page
Chronicle a time when you confronted a writer’s block, and a writing prompt helped you overcome it.
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The Power of Prompts
Write a reflection on how writing prompts have helped you in improving your literacy skills.
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The Idea Adventure
Embark on an imaginary journey to discover new prompt ideas. Describe your voyage, the terrain you traverse, and the ideas you uncover along the way.
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Constructing Idea Towers
Begin with a basic idea and build a ‘tower’ of interconnected thoughts, akin to a game of building blocks. Write about a story that emerges from your idea tower.
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Prompt Harvesting
Imagine a mental garden where ideas grow. Describe your garden and the process of ‘cultivating’ and ‘harvesting’ these ideas for prompts.
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The Idea Factory
Design a factory that generates new ideas for writing prompts. Describe its layout, workers, and idea production process.
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Brainstorming Bubbles
Start with a single word or idea and form a “mind-map” of related topics, characters, or themes. Write about one of these offshoot ideas.
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Grand Slam Goals
Write about a time when you achieved a big goal in sports or another competitive activity.
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Environmental Guardian
Imagine you’ve been given the power to change one aspect of your neighborhood to make it more eco-friendly. Describe what you would change and why.
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Cyber Responsibility
You receive an inappropriate or hurtful message from an anonymous sender. Discuss how you react and handle the situation.
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Defying Gender Stereotypes
Write a story starring a female character excelling in a typically male-dominated field OR a male character excelling in a typically female-dominated field.
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Understanding Diversity
Imagine that you are attending a cultural festival celebrating a culture different from your own. Describe the experience, highlighting your learnings and newfound appreciations.
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The Power of Kindness
Write a story where your character extends an act of kindness to someone who is being left out or bullied.
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Undercover Spy
Role play as a secret agent assigned with the mission of protecting a high-profile individual. Narrate a typical day.
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Newly Elected President
Imagine you have been elected as the President. Write about your first day in office and the decisions you make.
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Colonizing Mars
Assume you are a part of the first team selected to colonize Mars. Write a diary entry detailing a day in your life.
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Casting a Spell
Imagine that you have just learned a new magical spell. What is this spell, and how do you use it?
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Alien Visitor
Pretend you are an alien visiting Earth for the first time. Write about your observations and experiences.
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Story Element Journey
Write a short narrative about a hero who embarks on a journey for a sought-after treasure.
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The Comfort Bubble
Write about a place or situation that makes you feel most secure and comfortable.
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The ‘What If’ Scenario
Imagine if you were able to travel in time for a day. Where would you go and what would you do?
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Journey of Discoveries
Write about a moment when you discovered something that forever changed your thinking perspective.
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The Extraordinary School
Envision an unusual school where magical things happen. Write a story about a day at this school.
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Rewriting History
Choose a significant event in history and write a detailed account of how it might have transpired differently.
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Lost in the Wild
Imagine being stranded on a deserted island. Write a captivating story of survival.
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Continuing Gatsby’s Story
Following F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, imagine yourself as a character in the book that survived beyond the novel’s end. Write about your life after the main storyline came to a closure.
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Animalistic Society
Inspired by George Orwell’s Animal Farm, use animals to represent different groups of people in a particular setting, and examine the power dynamics, conflict, and cooperation that exist.
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The Catcher in My Life
Based on J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, write about a person who has been a “catcher” in your life, preventing you from “falling” into mistakes or sorrows.
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Walk in Scout’s Shoes
Inspired by Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, write a story from a child’s perspective about a difficult topic they are attempting to understand.
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Adventures at Sea
Draw inspiration from the explorations of Jim Hawkins in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island and write about an exciting adventure that you have embarked on or wish to dive into.
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Surrounded by Superheroes
What if your teachers were superheroes? Describe their superpowers and corresponding teaching styles.
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The Wildlife Journalist
You are a wildlife journalist narrating your most thrilling encounter with an animal.
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Historical Fiction: A Different Timeline
Choose an event in history you’d like to change and elaborate on how its altered timeline looks.
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Envisioning Future Accomplishments
Imagine yourself 10 years into the future and narrate your accomplishments.
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The Journey of Growth
Describe a time when you faced a significant challenge and how it made you grow as an individual.
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News Report: Formatting Saves the Day
Write a fictional news report where proper formatting in a document helps solve a problem.
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Formatting Fiasco: A Comedy of Errors
Write a comedic dialogue where two characters cannot understand each other because of poor writing formatting.
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The Formatting Detective
Imagine you’re a detective trying to make sense of a jumbled, poorly formatted essay. Write a story about your experience.
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Clarity Through Structure
Write a narrative piece about a day in your life, using clear paragraphing and formatting to help convey your message.
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The Power of Effective Formatting
Write an argumentative essay on the importance of proper formatting in writing.
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Extreme Cuisine
Report on a new, unique restaurant in town offering ‘extreme cuisine’ with dishes like chocolate-covered crickets and deep-fried tarantulas.
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Life in 2060
Imagine it’s 40 years into the future and write a news report about life, technology, or earth changes.
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Mystery in the Sky
Write a news report on an unexplained phenomenon witnessed by a whole town. This could be a UFO, a sudden massive bird migration, or drastic weather changes.
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Micronation Madness
Write a report on a newly established micronation in your local area that has declared their independence.
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Beneath the Waves
Imagine discovering an underwater city during a marine exploration. Write a news report about your exploration and findings.
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Survival in the Wilderness
You’ve awoken to find yourself with amnesia, stranded in the wild. Write a narrative uncovering how you survive and gradually regain your memory.
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Time Machine Journey
Write a story about finding a time machine and deciding to travel to a period in history.
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Hidden Superpower
Imagine discovering you have a secret superpower; write a story detailing your first experiences with your newfound power.
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Memorable Extracurricular Activity
Narrate an experience from an extracurricular activity or school event that left an impression on you.
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Discovering Strengths
Write about a time you had to use your unique strengths to overcome a difficulty.
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Reflective Creator
Write about the process of creating your own writing prompt and discuss how this experience changed your perspective towards writing.
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Animal Autobiography
If you were an animal, what kind would you be, and what would a day in your life be like?
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Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes
Select an individual from history, and imagine living a day in their shoes.
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My Life As a Book
Transform your life story into a captivating book, noting down the most significant events as individual chapters.
