(8 Hours) For student essays to be detailed and thorough, a well- planned writing prompt is the first step in supporting your students. This course teaches you five main types of writing prompts: narrative, creative, expository, persuasive, and reading response. You’ll learn a simple structure to follow when designing each writing prompt plus examples representative of grades k-12 writing expectations.
Course Objectives:
Learn the components for each of the five main types of writing prompts
Analyze sample writing prompts representative of grade levels k-12
Build a writing prompt plan aligned to a specific instructional goal
Course includes 11 high-quality tools, templates, & student resources.
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Learn the four components of a strong writing prompt so you can support your students in the development of their writing. The five main types of writing prompts are explored in this course: narrative, creative, expository, persuasive, and reading response. You’ll view samples of each writing prompt type, learn the steps to developing a strong writing prompt, and learn to build a writing prompt action plan for use in the classroom. Future or new teachers will find this course useful for the templates and examples provided for each writing prompt, and experienced teachers will enjoy the concise content that provides a refresher for each main writing prompt type.
You Will Learn:
The five main types of writing prompts
The four components that all strong writing prompts have in common
How to build a detailed writing prompt plan
Course Guiding Question:
How can I develop a writing prompt that will help my students best demonstrate mastery of content and skills?
Professional Development Credits
At the conclusion of the course, you will receive a certificate for 8 Professional Development Hours (Clock Hours, CPEs).
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Approval Information About This Course for Teaching License Renewal & Continuing Education
Model Teaching has helped thousands of teachers across the country meet their relicensing requirements.
This course is Pre-Approved in the following states for License Renewal and Continuing education:
Texas – CPE’s, TEA-Approved
New York CTLE’s – NYSED-Approved
Pennsylvania DOE – ACT 48-Approved
Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) – Approved
Nevada DOE
Tennessee
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Topics Covered and General Course Outline
Section 1 – Types of Writing Prompts
Learn the five types of writing prompts covered in this course, two methods for assessment them, and reflect on a past prompt you created or were assigned.
Section 2 – Narrative Writing Prompts
Learn the components of a narrative writing prompt, then reflect on how to develop your own narrative writing prompt for a lesson aligned to your content or grade level.
Section 3 – Creative Writing Prompts
Learn the components of a creative writing prompt, then reflect on how to develop your own creative writing prompt for a lesson aligned to your content or grade level.
Section 4 – Expository Writing Prompts
Learn the components of an expository writing prompt, then reflect on how to develop your own expository writing prompt for a lesson aligned to your content or grade level.
Section 5 – Persuasive Writing Prompts
Learn the components of a persuasive writing prompt, then reflect on how to develop your own persuasive writing prompt for a lesson aligned to your content or grade level.
Section 6 – Reading Response Writing Prompts
Learn the components of a reading response writing prompt, then reflect on how to develop your own reading response writing prompt for a lesson aligned to your content or grade level.
Helpful Resources & Templates Included With the Course
The course comes with 11 templates, tools, and graphic organizers ready to be used in your classroom!
These Include:
Creative Writing Prompt Template With Samples
Expository Writing Prompt Template With Samples
Narrative Writing Prompt Template With Samples
Persuasive Writing Prompt Template With Samples
Reading Writing Prompt Template With Samples
Sample Writing Prompts
Writing Prompt & Assessment Lesson Plan Template with Sample
