325 Creative Prompts for Personal Journals (Grades 4-8) [Paperback]

J.A Senn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999 | Series: Instructor Books

325 answers to "What is there to write about?" Try this wide array of authentic journal-writing ideas. Includes personal interests and opinions, memories, friends, science, ethics, and many more. For use with Grades 4-8.

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Offers 325 answers to "What is there to write about?" Try this wide array of authentic journal-writing ideas. Includes personal interests and opinions, memories, friends, science, ethics, and much more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Teaching Resources (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590493507
• ISBN-13: 978-0590493505
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,581,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "But I Can't Think of Anything to Write About!", March 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 325 Creative Prompts for Personal Journals (Grades 4-8) (Paperback)

Any teacher who has assigned a creative writing or journaling project to his/her students will appreciate having this book on hand. This book contains 325 short, thought-provoking ideas that will supply students with the initiative they need to get started. The prompts are arranged around themes such as Memories or School Subjects and include suggestions like: "If you had X-ray vision, what would you use it for?". You will find this book to be a great time-saver, both for you and your students.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars nothing I couldn't have thought up myself, January 21, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: 325 Creative Prompts for Personal Journals (Grades 4-8) (Paperback)

I bought this book hoping for some creative journal prompts for my high school students, but was severly disappointed. There is nothing in this book that I couldn't have thought up walking down the hall in the five minutes between classes. It now sits on my shelf collecting dust.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Some bland ideas. Not very good., June 18, 2001

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Shannon Bradford (Ukiah, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 325 Creative Prompts for Personal Journals (Grades 4-8) (Paperback)

I bought this book after purchasing Prompt a Day (ISBN: 0-590-18738-4). While it is better than Prompt a Day, it is still very mediocre. Some of the prompts are OK, but most of these prompts are not open ended and don't lend themselves to thought provoking writing. After reading this book, I did have 325 more writing prompts, but I could have written better prompts myself. In fact, I find that that's just what I do while this book gathers dust on my self.