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A large collection of journal topics, story starters, reading log forms, and resources for teaching writing.



14 Fun Summer Journal Topics

Summer Journal Writing

Nature Observations Journal

Outside Observations Journal

This form encourages students to get outside and observe nature. Use this page to draw a single specific scene focusing on one area of interest. There is space to log the time, date and location. The bottom half is used to write a description of the scene.

Witty Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Read six of Lincoln’s witty quotes, and then write one to two sentences explaining the meaning of each.

Beginning, End Story Summary Sheet

Similar to the Beginning, Middle and End Story Summary Sheet, young writers use this page to write sentences summarizing just the beginning and end of the story.
Beginning End Story Summary Sheet

Beginning, Middle, End Story Summary Sheet

Young writers use this page to write sentences summarizing the beginning, middle and end of the story. It could be a story they have read or one the teacher has read to them.
Beginning Middle End Summary Sheet

I Have a Dream

“I Have a Dream” is a 17-minute public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered on August 28, 1963, in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. The speech, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream

This speech is Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for race relations in America. Use this journal page to write your vision for the future. You could write about anything ranging from how we treat each other to dreams for yourself, your friends or your family.

I Have a Dream Journal Page

Paragraph Practice Packet

This .pdf file contains four pages of paragraph writing prompts. Each page is a separate paragraph writing assignment in which students respond to quotations by well-known people. Writing topics are: happiness, solitude, intellectual curiosity and perseverance.
Perfect Paragraph Practice

Thanksgiving Writing Prompts

What is happening in this picture? Use your imagination to tell a story about this turkey chasing the boy.
Thanksgiving Writing Prompts
What would you say if you were asked to pray at Thanksgiving dinner?
Thanksgiving Prayer Writing Prompt
Imagine you are a turkey. What would you say to keep from being cooked on Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving Turkey Plea Writing Prompt
How do you celebrate Thanksgiving? What traditions do you observe?
Thanksgiving Traditions Writing Prompt




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