Wilson's introduction starts with an admission--that sometimes, even she feels lacking in ideas。 It seems she must have a pretty high bar for herself because even though she felt sapped, she still has 501 prompts that she offers to us all who are genuinely feeling at a bit of a loss!As a high school English teacher, I love that she, too, is a teacher and has made this so classroom-friendly。 Need to get some students into a writing ritual to settle them down in the first five minutes of class? Gr Wilson's introduction starts with an admission--that sometimes, even she feels lacking in ideas。 It seems she must have a pretty high bar for herself because even though she felt sapped, she still has 501 prompts that she offers to us all who are genuinely feeling at a bit of a loss!As a high school English teacher, I love that she, too, is a teacher and has made this so classroom-friendly。 Need to get some students into a writing ritual to settle them down in the first five minutes of class? Great, just open up to pretty much any random page and get a few。 (Even if you have a class every day for the typical 180-190 days a school year, you could choose a couple a day to give students choices。) If the students feel like they're on a roll and want to continue their stories--and I'll wager they will--Wilson offers ways to expand each of the prompts。If you teach creative writing and you have specific themes in mind for a lesson, like setting or dialogue, Wilson has each of those kinds of prompts labeled for you。 Want to go by genre and have your students try out sci-fi? She's got you covered。 Humor? Romance? Mystery? Check, check, and check。This prompt book will definitely stay on my classroom desk, within easy reach!Thank you, Rockridge Press, for my advanced copy。 。。。more
Mary Camarillo,
Fresh, original and extremely helpful writing prompts to spark your creativity whether you need a daily writing practice or just an occasional nudge。 I was so lucky to read an Advanced Reader Copy。 Highly recommended。