Journey to the east by Hermann Hesse

Using the Discussion Question Threads, students will respond to writing prompts which are statements that focus on a topic or an issue, followed by questions. The purpose of an essay prompt is to inspire a response in the form of an essay, which will test your writing, reasoning, and analytical skills these will follow the reading assignments for each unit.

Narrative Prompts

The purpose of narrative writing is to tell a story and to create a central theme or impression in the reader’s mind. Narration, specifically, is writing that recounts a personal or fictional experience or tells a story based on real or imagined events. Narrative writing is characterized, as appropriate, by insight, creativity, drama, suspense, humor, and/or fantasy.

For narrative prompts, use the cue terms: tell about something, tell what happened, or write a story. Narrative prompts should avoid the word why and explain because they tend to elicit expository writing.

Journey to the east by Hermann Hesse

Harriet tubman by Charles Blockson

The servant as leader by Robert Greenleaf

Reverence by Paul Woodruff

Look for the words “describe” in the  writing prompt for a narrative prompt.

1. Brainstorm about what the prompt is asking you to write about.

2. Create a thesis statement. …

3. Think of strong topic sentences that support your thesis statement.

4. Compose the introduction for your essay.

5. Write the body of the essay.

6. Add your conclusion.