17+ ‘Pen pal’ Writing Prompts
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Alien Pen Pal
Imagine you’ve made a new friend who happens to be an alien. Describe what they are like and a conversation you had with them.
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Pen Pal Adventure
Write a pretend letter to a pen pal from another country explaining why first graders in your school learn writing.
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Santa’s Pen Pal
Imagine Santa Claus receiving a letter from a child that is not like any other he has ever received. What does it say? How does he respond?
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Alien Pen Pal
Imagine you’re exchanging letters with an alien from a distant planet. Write about your correspondence.
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Intergalactic Pen Pal
You’re corresponding with a friend from another galaxy. Chronicle your letter exchange.
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Pen Pal Adventure
Invent a pen pal from a foreign country, and write a letter describing your culture, family, and daily life.
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Pen Pal Adventure
Imagine you have a pen pal from another country; write a letter introducing yourself and asking about their life.
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A Worldly Pen Pal
Imagine you have a pen pal from another country. Write a letter introducing yourself and asking about their culture.
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Alien Pen Pal
Imagine becoming pen pals with an alien life form. How would you describe your daily life, our planet, and humanity to someone with no knowledge of Earth?
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Alien Pen Pal
Imagine you are assigned a pen pal from outer space. How would you explain everyday human activities to them?
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Magical Pen Pal
Imagine that a mystical creature from mythology or folklore becomes your pen pal. Write your exchange of letters.
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Extra-Terrestrial Pen Pals
Imagine an alien species has started a pen pal exchange with Earth and write the first letter you’d send.
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The Ghostly Pen Pal
Imagine if one were to communicate with a friendly ghost through letters; what kind of connections might form?
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Alien Pen Pal
Compose a series of letters to an extraterrestrial, explaining human culture, habits, and peculiarities.
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Alien Pen Pal
Imagine you’ve been chosen to write the first letter to an alien civilization. What do you write?
