Weekly Writing Prompts [One Word, Set 2]

Set two invokes memories worth writing about, or feelings worth expressing, or experiences worth sharing!

Example:
I will never forget my first memory of being unwelcome. I was only in 5th grade, but the details are still vivid twenty-plus years later. Thirty minutes on a school bus was already uncomfortable. It wasn't the crowded space or the stuffy environment that introduced me to the heartbreak of being unwanted, unwelcome. It was two girls with whom I shared a seat; thinking, hoping, we were friends. Not long after sitting down, they tried pushing me off. With all their heaving, they were unable to make me budge. I planted my feet, bound and determined to remain despite knowing I was not welcome, not wanted as their seat-mate or their friend. I remember being heartbroken when I got off the bus, not letting the tears fall until I walked into my room. Through the years these girls did their best to make me feel unwelcome in many, many ways; but this memory has been burned into the mind's eye - once haunting me - now imparting wisdom and gratitude as I invest in welcoming friendship.

See the first set of One Word Prompts here.

Weekly Writing Prompts [One Word Prompts]

My computer's tracking pad wigged out and I think I've finally figured out the issue, but until that happened I was unable to write and post anything. The mobile version of blogger is not especially user friendly. Thankfully, I've got it working. Hopefully it lasts until after Christmas. This season is expensive enough as it is!

With that said, one of the things I have scheduled weekly are writing prompts and I'm excited to share the first one: the first set of one word writing prompts.

One word has the ability to jog memory like smells, plus one simple word can blossom into many. What ideas come to mind when you read:

When I read dance, I think of the song we picked for our first dance as a married couple. It isn't the song itself, but the story behind the song I'd tell...

Journey brings so many incredible metaphors to mind! It's so easy to relate it to life.

And as I go down the list, I could easily write about what each word brings to mind. In your own classroom, model writing one of them and then let the students go.