ELA Homework Prompts • You will have two nights to complete each prompt. • Prompts assigned on Monday are due Wednesday. • Prompts assigned on Wednesday are due Friday. • Each response needs to be in paragraph form and ¾ of a page long. • You must go past the middle hole, but no more than one page. • Do not skip lines. • At the top of each page, write the prompt number. • You will choose one for me to grade. It will be an assessment grade. • I will choose one to grade. It will be an assessment grade.
Prompt #1 • Woodrow Wilson reportedly said, “Friendship is the only cement that will hold the world together. ” Do you agree? Write your response, telling about a time that friendship pulled you through a tough situation.
Prompt #2 • Write about the characteristics of a good friend vs. a bad friend. What would be the ideal characteristics of a good friend, specifically, how would (s)he act, defend you, lead, follow, etc. ? What warning signs might one look out for in a bad friend with respect to these characteristics?
Prompt #3 • Write about what types of information you can learn about a person by the way (s)he speaks.
Prompt #4 • There is a popular saying: “opposites attract. ” Write about whether you agree or disagree. Give examples from your life experience, books you’ve read, and/or TV shows/movies you’ve seen.