Writer's Notebook Writing Prompts

Prompts of the week:
26. Who is the most important role model in your life? 
27. If you could study one subject in school that wasn't offered, what would it be and why?
28. Write about the pros/cons of year-round school or a four-day school week. 
29. The saying goes, "Money cannot buy happiness."  Do you agree or disagree?  Why? 
30. If you could guest star on any TV show, what would it be and why?
21. Did you ever buy something online that turned out to be a disappointment? 
22. What is it like to go shopping with your mother?
23. Write about a time you performed in front of an audience.
24. Write about something you desperately wanted when you were younger.
25. Did your mom or dad ever make you wear something you hated?
16. If you had $100,000, how would you spend it? 
17. You are to tell a person from a distant planet or from another era what pollution is.  Make that person understand what causes it and why it is bad.
18.If you could do something that you never have done before, what would it be?  Why would you want to do it?
19.What do you consider your greatest accomplishment to date and why? 
20. Write one characteristic or habit about yourself that you like and describe it.  
11. Write about a time in your life when you struggled with a choice and made the right one. 
12. Imagine yourself in a different century and describe an average day in your life. 
13. Which character from a book would you most like to meet and why? 
14. Three goals I have set for myself are... 
15. What would you do if 300 mice had just gotten out of their cages in a pet shop where you worked?
6. Write about a time when someone helped you.  How did you feel afterward?
7. Do you prefer to read books that are parts of series or standalone books?  Why?
8. Would you rather jump out of a plane or go scuba diving?  Why?
9. What is your favorite way to be creative?
10. What is your favorite TV show?  What do you like about it?"Dress for success" is a phrase all of us have heard before, but it means something different to each person. Write an essay explaining what "dress for success" means to you.
Write an essay to explain why honesty is important in a friendship. 
Through the years new inventions have changed the way we live. Think about one invention that has had an impact on the way you live. Now write to explain to your teacher how this invention has changed your life. 
Write an essay explaining how you changed when you entered middle school