Freewriting helps motivate students to develop clearer and more
confident writing. My Thoughts contains74 writing tasks, each with a
brief, open-ended written prompt and a colorful, evocative illustration.
All the student has to do is fill the pages with words, sentences, and
thoughts -- all without fear of a grade or lots of red marks.
A sampling of prompts: How do you feel on a rainy day? Describe an
adventure you would like to have. What is your favorite game? How do you
play it? Why are people afraid of snakes?
For each page/prompt, there is a small space for the teacher to write a
brief response - e.g., Is this true? What a beautiful scene! Very funny!