Super Sleuth Writing Prompts© 2016 Susan Brown 1

Introduction

Writing prompts are helpful tools for improving students’ writing skills. �ey provide a fun format for daily writing that inspires students to use their imaginations. �ey serve as an outlet for creativity and self-expression that can help students break through their inhibitions. Writing prompts can encourage students to look at the world around them in new and exciting ways, and help them see connections between concepts that they may not have otherwise noticed.

�e writing prompts in this pack are designed to make writing enjoyable for students and to encourage them to express themselves freely in writing. �ey encompass all four types of writing styles; expository, persuasive, descriptive, and narrative. �ey come in three di�erent formats; 1) a one page list, 2) a set of large cards, and 3) a set of small cards; so that you can use themconveniently in a variety of learning situations. For example, you can have students put the onepage list in their writing folders to use for daily writing warm-ups. You can use the large cardsfor writing groups or literacy centers. �e small cards can be folded and put into a jar so thatthey can be chosen randomly. Also included in this product are thematic journal pages as wellas a half-page word list that can provide students with inspiration or spelling help. �e resourcesin this pack can be used in a variety of situations including classrooms, a�er-school programs,homeschools, co-ops, and more.

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You’re setting up your own detective agency in your family’s garage to solve cases in your neighborhood. Describe your o�ce in detail. What does it look,

sound, and smell like? What’s in it?

Someone has stolen the lips o� the faces on Mount Rushmore! Write a detec-tive story about this crime.

Write a funny story from the perspective of the pet of a clumsy, bungling detective. Describe how he keeps his master out of trouble and helps him

solve cases.

Invent a special gadget that a detective can use. Describe what it looks, sounds, and feels like as well as what it can do.

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Super Sleuth Word List

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