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= ﻿ On writing prompts (video and otherwise) - all grade levels=

Post by [|joycevalenza] on April 10th, 2011 in School Library Journal
[] [|TeachHUB] offers a wide variety of [|provocative prompts] that are designed to inspire critical thinking and either written or verbal response.

= English 9 =

Research fairies in English folklore. How were fairies perceived in Shakespeare's day?

=﻿ English 10 Honours = How does one's culture affect one's writing? Pick 5 poems from a culture, and discuss the different aspects of the culture and how they might affect the poem (language, origins, population, religious beliefs, traditions, daily life).

= ﻿English 12 =

Pick one topic (daily life, Puritanism, causes of Salem Witch Trials, events and outcomes of the Trials, House Committee on Un-American Activities & the Hollywood Blacklist, McCarthyism, playwright Arthur Miller, or daily life in the USA in the 1950s) to prepare a multimedia presentation (powerpoint, poster, demonstration, skit, class participation activity, monologue, 3D object, music, video, etc.) that will education your classmates as to the background for The Crucible.