WRITING PROMPTS
GRADE 6

Compiled by Paulette Cefalu-Walkwitz

Imagine that you wake up one morning and your house is on wheels!  You have been told that the wheels will disappear in  six hours.  Write a composition for your classmates about what you would do if that happened. Before you begin to write, think about what would happen if your house had wheels.  What would you do first?  What would you be able to do that you wouldn't normally be able to do? Now write a multiparagraph composition about what would happen if your house had wheels for six hours.

---Remember your audience is your classmates;  use appropriate language.
---Give specific details and enough information.
---Be sure to write clearly.
---Check your writing for correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. 

Your teacher has asked you to write a composition about what makes a good student. Before you begin to write, think about someone you know who is a good student.  What about this person makes him or her a good student? Now write a multiparagraph composition explaining what you think makes a person a good student.

---Remeber your audience is your teacher;  use appropriate language.

---Give enough information so your reader will understand your explanation.

---Be sure to write clearly.

---Check your writing for correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar.