Writing prompts help build the ability to respond to questions, and they help writers get their ideas down. Over the course of time, they build writing fluency and proficiency as well.
Please give serious consideration to the prompt, doing so will highlight connections in the texts we read. Please use all of the time provided -- keep writing even when you think you're out of ideas. Remember, writing is a thinking process; the more you write, the more you think! Although I do not assess daily writing responses for conventions, use them to practice your skills – try to write in complete sentences (avoid fragments, run-ons, and comma-splices) and develop other good habits (e.g., capitalization, punctuation)
Writing Prompt 1 - Expectations
Expectations surround and consume us. They come from many external sources, teachers, parents, religious leaders, and the community, as well as from within ourselves. We also have expectations of others. What we anticipate from others, what others expect of us, and our own self-confidence or lack thereof, can motivate and inspire, or hinder and prevent success
Regarding personal expectations, NBA star Michael Jordan said, “You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”
Similarly, in Lewis Carroll’s allegory Alice in Wonderland, Alice asks the Cheshire Cat, “would you tell me please which way I ought to walk from here?”
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat.
“I don’t much care where,” said Alice.
“Then it doesn’t matter which way you walk,” said the Cat.
In relation to your own abilities to write, to comprehend text, and to communicate overall, what do you expect of yourself? Set some benchmark goals for yourself. Specifically, what will you improve upon in language arts? Perhaps begin with a list of questions you have about language use, punctuation, or other communication issues. What do you look forward to? What do you fear? Which way will you walk?