240+ Category: Writing Prompts For 6th Grade
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Favorite Family Tradition
Describe a favorite family tradition or festival and explain why it holds a special place in your heart.
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A Day as an Adult
Write about a day when you took up an adult responsibility and how it made you feel.
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Moving Miles
Write about a time when you had to move to a new home or a new school and your feelings…
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Lessons Learnt from a Challenge
Remember a challenging experience you encountered and describe how it changed you or what it taught you.
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Best Friends Forever
Write a descriptive piece about your best friend, focusing on personality traits, shared experiences and why they are so important…
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Champion of Change
Pen a speech you would give if you were an important leader or an activist trying to make a positive…
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Ethical Exemplars
Write a narrative from the perspective of a person you consider to be morally and ethically inspirational.
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Historical Heroes
Imagine living in the same time as your favorite historical figure and how that would have shaped your life.
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A Living Legend
Write an essay on a current influential figure that you admire and the impact they have made or are making…
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Crowning Achievement
Write about a goal you have already successfully achieved, how you did it, and how did it feel?
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Project Pioneer
Imagine you are asked to create a project that will change your school for the better, what would it be…
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Mapping Future Goals
Write about a big goal you wish to achieve within the next year and what steps you plan to take…
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Judging or Understanding?
Think of someone whose actions you disagree with. Can you write a story that explores what might have led them…
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Understanding Forgiveness
Write a letter to someone you feel wronged by, expressing your feelings but also extending forgiveness.
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Golden Rule Reflection
The Golden Rule states “Treat others how you would want to be treated”. Write about a time when you applied…
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The True Value of Honesty
Consider a world where everybody told the truth, no matter what. Would it be a better or worse world to…
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The Right Choice
Describe a time when you were faced with a difficult ethical decision. What was the situation? What decision did you…
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Endangered Animals and their Survival
Choose an endangered animal and write a feature piece on their current situation, their habitat and threats they face.
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Space Spectacle
Imagine you have been selected to join the next Mars mission. Narrate your preparation, journey, and landing.
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Unraveling the Pandemic’s Impact
Describe your experiences in a world reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, elaborating on how your daily life has changed.
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Climate Change Concerns
Write about your understanding of climate change and how it has affected your surroundings.
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A Parade of Celebrations
Imagine your school decides to host a Celebration Parade featuring holidays and festivals from around the world. Which celebration would…
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Birthday Surprise
Create a fantastical birthday celebration for a fictional character of your choosing.
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History Of Holidays
Select a holiday you love and write about its origins and how the celebrations have changed over time.
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Festival Melting Pot
Describe a traditional festival or celebration from your culture you would want to share with your classmates.
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New Year’s Resolution Revelations
Write about the first time you created a New Year’s Resolution and whether you maintained it or not.
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The Ecological Engineer
Imagine you’re tasked with designing a job that helps the environment. What would that job look like?
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Stepping Back in Time
Choose a job from a historical period and write about what it would have been like to have that job.
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Mission to Mars
Imagine being an astronaut on the first manned mission to Mars. What would be your role and why?
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Jobs Around the World
Choose a job that is unique to a particular country or culture and write about it.
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Climate Change Debate
Write a persuasive essay explaining why climate change is important and what actions need to be taken.
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Photosynthesis Journal
Describe a day in the life of a tree, focusing on the process of photosynthesis.
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Space Explorer’s Log
Imagine being the first human to land on Mars. Keep a journal entry detailing your first day on the red…
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Life Cycle Chronicles
Write a story about a day in the life of a butterfly, from a caterpillar’s perspective.
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The Divisive Dilemma
Narrate a detective story where the protagonist has to solve cases and puzzles using division operations.
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Perplexed by Percentages
Imagine a world where everything is measured in percentages. Write a short story about navigating through this world.
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Multiplication Mayhem
Describe a situation in which you needed to multiply large numbers together to solve a problem.
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Fascinating Fractions
Imagine a world where everything is divided into fractions and write about a day in that world.
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Plot Twist Prediction
Recall a book which had a major plot twist and write how you would have predicted the twist earlier in…
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Deconstructing Flaws
Choose a character from a story who you found flawed or problematic and explain why.
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Character Analysis
Write about your favorite character in a recently read book and describe what you admire about them.
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Historical Geography
Choose a historical event and describe its geographical context and its impact on the land and people.
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The Impact of Climate Change
Research a specific geographical location and write about how it has been affected by climate change.
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Comparing Landscapes
Select two different landscapes, such as a desert and a rainforest, and compare and contrast them in a detailed write-up.
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Journey of a River
Write a descriptive piece illustrating the journey of a river from its source to the sea, highlighting the changes in…
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Exploring Country Cultures
Choose a country you’ve never visited before, research its culture, traditions, geography, and history, then write about it.
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Time Capsule
Write a letter to your future self five years from now. What do you hope to achieve, remember, or be…
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Between the Pages
Choose a favorite book character and rewrite one of their pivotal moments from your perspective.
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Matters of the Unseen
Imagine you have the power to become invisible at will, and describe a day in your life.
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The Unsung Hero
Write a narrative about a person in your community who deserves recognition but often goes unnoticed.
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The Power of Words
Describe a time when someone’s words had a profound impact on you, positive or negative.
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The Exchange of Power
Write about a peaceful transition of power you’ve observed and what it symbolizes in the democratic process.
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Bill of Rights in Real Life
Discuss one of the amendments from the Bill of Rights and present a real-life scenario where it is at stake.
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Community Service
Describe a community service project that you would like to initiate in your neighborhood.
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Local Leaders
Choose a local leader and write about what makes their leadership qualities unique and effective.
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Understanding Democracy
Write about what Democracy means to you and detail a situation where you experienced it personally.
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Pet Planet
Imagine a world where pets are in charge instead of humans. What does this world look like and how do…
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Lost and Found
Your pet gets lost and embarks on an incredible journey, eventually returning home. Describe their adventure.
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Animal Heroics
Imagine your pet has just saved the day, what did they do and how did the situation unfold?
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The Wise Old Smartphone
Imagine your smartphone comes alive. It remembers every photo, message, or search you’ve ever made on it. Write a conversation…
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Planet Internet
What if the internet becomes a physical place one could visit? Write about your journey and experiences in this digital…
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Time Travel by Virtual Reality
Imagine using a virtual reality headset that can transport you to any moment in history. Which period would you choose…
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Digital Superpower
Imagine you have a superpower that can manipulate digital technology, describe what it’s like and how you would use it.
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Epic Summer Adventure
Plan your dream summer adventure without any restrictions. Where would you go and what would you do?
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Spring Awakening
Write about your feelings and activities as the winter fades away and spring comes alive.
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Tomorrow’s Time-traveler
You invent a time machine but it can only travel 24 hours into the future. Write about what you discover…
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Unseen Inhabitants
The world discovers that we have invisible neighbors living in a parallel universe that overlaps our own. Write a story…
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Robot Rebellion
In the future, household robots are common. One day, all of the robots in your town start behaving oddly. Write…
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Mission Mars
You are part of the first group of kids selected to colonize Mars. Write about your journey and new life…
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Alien Exchange Student
Imagine an alien from another planet has joined your school as an exchange student. Write about their experiences.
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Win Or Learn
Craft a story about being part of a school sports team that consistently loses—but learns valuable lessons nonetheless.
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Lessons At The Lunch Counter
Write a story where your school cafeteria food, surprisingly, teaches you a big life lesson.
