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Excersize: If I were stranded on a tropical Island, what 3 things would I bring? Step I: Brainstorm ideas (day 1) Step II: Categorize and Outline (day 2 Step III: Write intro, conclusion and flesh out the outline. Step IV: practice writing support and topic senetences. Step V. Write rough draft. Step VI: proof, edit, peer read, teacher edit etc. Extra fun with topic. []
 * Have students brainstorm then discuss, as a class some of the ideas. Let them defend their ideas, good, bad and ugly.
 * Give some of your ideas as well.
 * Categorize the items in like groups (ie. weapons, food, shelter/comfort, etc)
 * Pick 3 items
 * Simple Outline of essay
 * I. Introduction
 * II. item 1
 * III. item 2
 * IV. item 3
 * V. Conclusion
 * Write Intro: If I were (stuck, stranded, trapped, lost...) on a tropical Island I would__ (need a few things to keep me alive. I might take a pan, machete, and fire to help me.)
 * encourage them to write their own version of this.
 * Write Conclusion: mirrors intro: These are a few of the items I might need to help me survive if I were lost on a tropical island....
 * Flesh out outline:
 * I. Introduction
 * II. item 1 (ex: machete)
 * I. Introduction
 * II. Reason 1 (tool)
 * III. Reason 2 (self defense)
 * IV. Reason 3 (food acquisition)
 * V. Conclusion
 * III. item 2 (fire)
 * I. Introduction
 * II. Reason 1 (comfort)
 * III. Reason 2 (food prep)
 * IV. Reason 3 (self defense)
 * V. Conclusion
 * IV. item 3
 * I. Introduction
 * II. Reason 1
 * III. Reason 2
 * IV. Reason 3
 * V. Conclusion
 * V. Conclusion

[|ESL Creative Writing Prompts]
NC 7th grade Writing Prompts, student rubrics and sample responses Does anyone know how old this is?