We focus a LOT on our writing skills in my class. I try to challenge them and shake things up when I can. This is one of my favorite ways to do that. They are used to me providing the beginning of the story with a prompt...instead, I give them the ending. My favorite ones to do are "and then we had a pet", "and then the cookies were gone" and "then there was a knock at the door". I posted this idea before and Ian Byrd from the Byrdseed site http://www.byrdseed.com/ commented that he liked to give that last prompt idea as dealer's choice-they could use it at the beginning of their story or at the end.
So these are their stories about disappearing cookies:
What a fun idea! I'm going to try this to get us out of the end of the year writing slump! Thanks for sharing!! Sara
ReplyDeleteGlad it was helpful! Yes, I need to spice up my writing instruction too-they are really bored with it right now. :)
ReplyDeleteThese are great! I've actually never heard of backward writing prompts. I think I'll try that with our fairytale unit cause the kids are loving the ending "and that was the end of him!"
ReplyDeleteI love that Barb! Have to say that is a great ending! :)
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