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August 07, 2008
WRITING PROMPT: Write What Is In Your Heart
In the poem, ‘’Theme for English B’’ by Langston Hughes, an English instructor tells the students, ‘’Go home and write a page tonight, And let that page come out of you – Then, it will be true.’’ The teacher is asking the students to write honestly to show what they are thinking or feeling.
Now, it's your turn to home and write a page about what is in your heart as you sit down with pen and paper. Maybe, you write about something that’s on your mind, a problem you have to solve. Maybe you write about a new experience you just had which you are trying to understand. Maybe, your writing is about a person you have recently met who has changed your life or had an effect on you. Maybe you write about what made you happy or sad that particular day. Maybe you write about a funny moment you experienced, or a joke you heard, or a conversation that you overheard.
Or, if you're from another country, maybe you think back to the time before you came to the United States. Write about what your life was like during the last year of your life in your homeland. Was it a good time? A hard time for you and your family? A sad time? A joyous time? Share with me something about your life in your homeland so that I can learn more about you and your country. What was your life like before you came here?
Posted by billz at August 7, 2008 09:43 AM
