Mary Emma’s Writing Tip – A Valentine’s Journey
February 8, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Parenting
Writing Prompt
Here’s a writing prompt I used with youngsters when I was teaching the other day. They had great fun.
Put a valentine in the mail box. Think about its journey on the way to the recipient.
Where does it go?
What adventures does it encounter?
Does it reach its destination in time?
Will this be a fiction or factual story?
Will you develop it into a mystery?
If you wish cut a piece of lined paper into a heart shape and write your story on it. When finished, paste to a sheet of red or pink colored paper and make designs around the edges.
Have fun!
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