Writing warm ups

TEN 30-Second Writing Exercises`````Some of these would be good for classroom warm ups

Whether you call quick writes your warmup, a focused writing prompt, writing into the day, or simply timed writing, a quick write has a range of possibilities that are just plain cool and useful in the English classroom. I adhere to the definition that Linda Reif uses in her book The Quickwrite

Athletes warm up before practice, musicians warm up before a rehearsal–so why wouldn’t writers warm up before writing?

Writing Journal Worksheet – 5-Minute Freewrite (PDF) This writing worksheet is to help you warm up, loosen up, and write fast. I recommend using word association to follow the thread of your thinking. Set a timer to 5 minutes and keep the pen moving. Don’t stop to think! P.S. Want some company? Watch the write…

Voice descriptions