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Writing Prompt 9 by DUO Inspirations

5/18/2022

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Hi friends,
     How are you?  I hope you are well.  I know how difficult it can be to accomplish writing goals when you don’t have a topic in mind.  With that in mind, I like to try to give writing prompts about once a month or two.

     I have a question for you.  Do you like board games?  I hope so, because I have decided that today’s writing prompt would entail board games.  Have you played any board games?  Which one is your favorite?


     Write a story that includes you teaching someone how to play your favorite board game.  It can be a story based on real life or a made up story.  It can have anyone you want in it for characters.  The story can be set in the past, present, or future. 


     Have fun with it.  Maybe make it part of a family game night or a slumber party or something.  I don’t know.  It is up to you. 
 
     Speaking of writing, did you know that I am a children’s book author?  This is an image of my current books for sale.  Here is a link to my author page on Amazon.  You can check out my books there.  Thank you.



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Children's books by Jodi Desautels

***Note: 
     I don’t know the legalities or copyright rules around using a product name in a story.  (I am not sure, but I think it would be fine for a writing assignment or personal practice.  However, if you want to create a story you can publish or sell, I think I would research it first.)
 
Now, it is your turn.
     Thank you for being here.  I hope you are finding the writing prompts and the Education Blog by DUO Inspirations helpful and interesting.  Regardless of whether you choose to use the writing prompt or not, please feel free to share your favorite board game.  (Mine?  Pictionary.  Sadly, I don’t have many people in my life that enjoy it as much as I do.) 

     If you are finding value in the Education Blog by DUO Inspirations, please feel free to share it.  If you are a teacher, parent, or homeschooler, please let me know that you are here and let me know if there is anything that can help with your educational journey. 

     Also, if you haven’t done so already, please consider signing up below to receive the Education Blog and other education content in your inbox.  Thank you.


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Writing Prompt 8 by DUO Inspirations

4/6/2022

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Hi friends,

     How are you?  Today is a writing prompt day.  I hope you are enjoying the writing prompts here at the Education Blog by DUO Inspirations.  I would be interested in knowing if you are trying them out and what you think of them.  Please, let me know in the comments. 

     Anyway, today’s writing prompt is a little bit different.  Today, your writing assignment, if you choose to take it is this:
 
     Start with an animal, any animal.  For example, I will choose a rabbit.  Now, add a word to describe the animal.  So, I could say “a furry rabbit”.  Yes, I know I added the indefinite article “a” to the phrase without telling you.  That is okay.  You can do it too.  LOL.  I wonder what you chose for an animal and what word you chose to describe it.

     Okay.  Where are we at now?  Yes, we started with an animal and a word to describe it.  Now, choose something the animal was doing and make it into a sentence.  I will say, “A furry rabbit was nibbling on some leaves.” I wonder what your animal is doing. 

     We aren’t done yet.  Now, let’s add a place.  I will say, “A furry rabbit was nibbling on some leaves under a tree.”  What do you think?  I wonder where your animal might be.

     You might think we are finished, but we aren’t done yet.  The next step is to rewrite the sentence to be more specific.  In my case, I need to try to make the rabbit easier to recognize if you were reading my sentence.  I can also say what kind of leaves it was nibbling and what kind of tree it was under.  We want to create as clear of a mind picture as we can for our readers.  They should be able to practically paint the exact picture we are describing just by reading our sentence.

  Let’s see.  I can say something like, “A small, furry, brown rabbit was nibbling clover leaves under a tall oak tree on the other side of my lawn.”  What do you think? 

     Now, you try it.  I would enjoy reading your sentence.  If you choose to try it, feel free to leave your sentence in the comments.  I am sure it is a good one.

     The fun part is that we can do this exercise as many times as we want.  It is short and fun to do.  Likely, it is something that may intrigue the timid writer when other writing prompts seem more lengthy or difficult.  Not only that, but also this exercise helps to teach many skills about writing descriptions, being specific, and adding details.  These are skills are powerful tools for a writer.

     This could be the end of the writing prompt and turn it into something more.  This could be the start to a paragraph or even a story.  (Don’t be surprised to see more on this in the future.)
 
Now, it is your turn. 
     I am so glad you are here.  I value you and I also appreciate your kindness and support.  Are you enjoying the writing prompts?  Did you try this one?  Have you shared your sentence with us?  Do you know a writer, writing student, or writing teacher?  If you do, please share this post with him or her.  As a matter of fact, if you are finding value in the Education Blog by DUO Inspirations, please share it with friends, family, and coworkers.  Also, if you haven’t done so already, please consider signing up below to receive the Education Blog by DUO Inspirations and other education content in your inbox.  Thank you.




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