1. December Writer’s Notebook Prompts

2. Holiday Traditions
Think about what you do during the holiday season. You can think about one specific day, several days, or the whole season. Use the following words as guides while you brainstorm today: Who is around? What do you do? Where do you go? When does it happen? Why do you do the things you do? Use your senses: Smell, Touch/Feel, Taste, Hear, See

3. Imagery
Look at the picture below. Using your senses, describe what’s happening in that picture.

4. Imagery
Using your senses, describe what is happening in this picture below:

5. Imagery

7. Imagery

8. Opinion Writing
Give your opinions and thoughts on the following topic and support your argument. Uniforms in school: Your principal has decided that you can no longer wear clothes of your choice in school and will wear a uniform instead.

9. Opinion Writing
Give your opinions and thoughts on the following topic and support your argument. Students are no longer allowed to have free recess. You must participate in one of the structured activities that are run by a teacher.

10. Opinion Writing
Give your opinions and thoughts on the following topic and support your argument. Due to budget issues, all after school and extracurricular activities are being cancelled forever.

11. Opinion Writing
Give your opinions and thoughts on the following topic and support your argument. Kids should be eating healthy foods and there are lots of allergies, says RTMSD. They will begin to force you to buy school lunches and no longer allow you to bring lunch.

12. Opinion Writing
Give your opinions and thoughts on the following topic and support your argument. Classrooms are no longer allowed to use “reward” systems like tickets and class dojo.

13. Opinion Writing
Give your opinions and thoughts on the following topic and support your argument. Because of safety concerns, student sports are being eliminated.

14. Imagery