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This week we have a 5-word prompt suggested by the students in 5th grade at Richmond Intermediate School, St Charles, Illinois. Do visit their great blog HERE
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Want to see the whole 100 Word Challenge Post for this week? Visit the blog!
Let’s try something short, sweet, and oh so sensational! The 100 Word Challenge! But wait…hold up…what is the 100 Word Challenge?
It is a FREE weekly creative writing challenge for children under 16 years of age. Each week a prompt is given, which can be a picture or a series of individual words and the children can use up to 100 words to write a creative piece. You can write these creative prompts for yourself, your blog, or submit them to the 100 Word Challenge.
Ready to give it a try? Here is this week’s prompt:
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This week we have a very strange appearance in the woods!
Things to think about:
- What can you see?
- Where has it come from?
- How do you feel?
Write about it in 100 words!
The Creative Writing and Literary Magazine club is happy to announce its third writing challenge for the Spring 2018 issue. Use the following prompt to inspire your creativity, and email the result to Mrs. Howes by May 1. The winner will receive a small, ridiculous prize, automatic publication in The Locker, and the opportunity to read their work at a Community Meeting. Here is the prompt:
Credit: Pexels
Week 7 of the SBC focused on Visting and Commenting on the blogs of others. Students received sage advice to write from the heart and to comment to get comments. But where did this advice lead the students this week? What types of posts did they create?
One student wrote about the power of comments, while another student wrote about the reality of writing comments.
Some students found inspiration in the posts of others, particularly from the photo week challenge from a few weeks ago. Check out these photo-centric posts on water and cacti.
Other students chose to write about topics they were interested in, finding that writing about topics they are passionate about is more enjoyable for them as a blogger and for their readers. Check out some of their posts:
From: Pixabay
Our class of 6th grade Language Arts students started the Spring Student Blogging Challenge (SBC) six weeks ago. Throughout the challenge, some blog posts written by students around the world have been featured in the SBC Flipboard magazine. As of today, our class has had 17 blog posts from 12 different student bloggers featured in the magazine – check them out but clicking on the link below! While there, check out some other blog posts and leave comments.
The Creative Writing and Literary Magazine club is happy to announce its second writing challenge for the Spring 2018 issue. Use the following prompt to inspire your creativity, and email the result to Mrs. Howes (kelly.howes@da.org) by April 10. The winner will receive a small, ridiculous prize, automatic publication in The Locker, and the opportunity to read their work at a Community Meeting.
What is one sentence that speaks to you on page 42 or 67 in a book near you? Add the sentence from your book and the book title in the comments below. Maybe one of these quotes will inspire your next piece of writing!
Looking for a new and exciting widget for your blog? Did you want to add a human calendar? A revolving map? A way for visitors to translate your page? A virtual pet?
Check out this article by the EduBlogger with “40 Popular Widgets for your Blog.” When you find a new widget you’d like to add, scroll to the bottom of the article to learn more about how to add a new widget to your menu!
Don’t forget to add your Blog Avatar widget to your blog after last week’s challenge. Learn how here.
Also, want a quick way to access the Student Blogging Challenge (SBC) blog? Add the 2018 SBC Badge as a widget. Learn how here.
