Recommended for grades 7 through 11, these 101, five minute quick write prompts are designed to stimulate student thought and help them to develop their ability to produce on paper effortlessly. Sentence starters, celebrity quiotes, critical thinking and fun situational prompts and proverbs are included. I have observed my eighth graders (former reluctant writers) move from writing two or three sentences in five minutes, to a well developed paragraph to an entire page or more. Many prompts are