325 Creative Prompts for Personal Journals (Grades 4-8)

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Binding: Paperback
Brand: SCHOLASTIC TEACHING RESOURCES
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780590493505
ISBN: 0590493507
Label: Scholastic
Manufacturer: Scholastic
MPN: SC-0590493507
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 48
Publication Date: January 01, 1999
Publisher: Scholastic
Studio: Scholastic

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Here are 325 answers to "What is there to write about?" This wide array of fresh journal-writing ideas is guaranteed to spark students' creativity...and get their pencils moving.




Rating: - Some bland ideas. Not very good.
I bought this book after purchasing Prompt a Day (ISBN: 0-590-18738-4). While it is better than Prompt a Day, it is still very mediocre. Some of the prompts are OK, but most of these prompts are not open ended and don't lend themselves to thought provoking writing. After reading this book, I did have 325 more writing prompts, but I could have written better prompts myself. In fact, I find that that's just what I do while this book gathers dust on my self.

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Rating: - Could this have been the work of a mere second grade child?
When I bought this book, I was very hopeful for prompts that would open the minds of my students to deeper thoughts, but instead, I found a book that could have been helpful to only the minds of mere second grade children and I stand true to that statement. None of the prompts provided in this book went any deeper than the question what is your favorite TV program and why? In simpler words, my impression of this book was no more helpful to me than hot weather is for an ice cube.

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Rating: - Could this have been the work of a mere second grade child?
When I bought this book, I was very hopeful for prompts that would open the minds of my students to deeper thoughts, but instead, I found a book that could have been helpful to only the minds of mere second grade children and I stand true to that statement. None of the prompts provided in this book went any deeper than the question what is your favorite TV program and why? In simpler words, my impression of this book was no more helpful to me than hot weather is for an ice cube.

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Rating: - nothing I couldn't have thought up myself
I bought this book hoping for some creative journal prompts for my high school students, but was severly disappointed. There is nothing in this book that I couldn't have thought up walking down the hall in the five minutes between classes. It now sits on my shelf collecting dust.

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Rating: - "But I Can't Think of Anything to Write About!"
Any teacher who has assigned a creative writing or journaling project to his/her students will appreciate having this book on hand. This book contains 325 short, thought-provoking ideas that will supply students with the initiative they need to get started. The prompts are arranged around themes such as Memories or School Subjects and include suggestions like: "If you had X-ray vision, what would you use it for?". You will find this book to be a great time-saver, both for you and your students.

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