Choose a Prompt 2; Write a Story and Illustrate in Word

In the Choose a Prompt 2; Write a Story and Illustrate in Word activity, students choose from 4 prompts, write a story in Word and illustrate their story, using an image they draw in Paint, a Microsoft Online Pictures image, or a Google image. This resource focuses on formatting a story and illustrating with an image.

I find that most of my students have heard the word format but have no idea what it actually means. I’m a secondary teacher so we aren’t talking about 4th graders, but middle and high schoolers!

Adding to the formatting challenge, many students don’t want to write. Providing prompts helps and most students also enjoy working with images.

The four story prompts are:

1. If you could change one thing about your life, what would you change?

2. Why do you think people like watching animal videos?

3. What advice would you give a friend about social media?

4. ET Highway Picture Prompt

This resource is differentiated for all students and includes:

· written directions with formatting help for students

· 2 example stories with images, including one for Low Literacy and/or beginner English Language Learners

· Editable rubric and student directions if you want to make changes

· Screencast videos

· How to Use and other help for the teacher

With the Story Prompts resource, students learn to:

· Add a bolded and centered story title in Word Art or an appropriate font.

· Double space

· Indent paragraphs

· Insert a 3-column footer

· Insert an image into a Word document, either from Paint or Creative Commons from Microsoft Online Pictures or Google Images.

The videos walk students through formatting their documents, saving a Paint image, inserting images, how to find Creative Commons images in Online Pictures or Google Images, and cropping images.

I’ve included editable Student Directions and a rubric to give you more flexibility. There are also basic directions on how to edit if you want to limit the illustration options with your students.

My students typically need 1-2 classes to complete this activity.

This activity can be used for Distance Learning or in the classroom. Just post the materials to your LMS and you’re set!

This is one of 5 Story Prompt Resources. Use one resource for students to learn story formatting and a second as a story formatting assessment.

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