Ms. Kittelson 2006-2007
My Access Writing Prompts that Align with Grade 7 Anthology
Selection: Seventh Grade by Gary Soto

Writing Prompt: Seventh Grade (RTL, Pilot)

Thank You, M'am by Langston Hughes

- Acts of Kindness (Narrative, Intellimetric)

Mother and Son by Langston Hughes

- Poetic Devices in Mother and Son (RTL, Pilot)


Names/Nombres by Julia Alvarez

- Cultural Awareness (Persuasive, Intellimetric)

Zebra by Chaim Potok

- Zebra (RTL, Pilot)
- Homelessness (Persuasive, Intellimetric)

Eleanor Roosevelt by William Jay Jacobs

- Greatest American Figure (Persuasive, Pilot)


The Noble Experiment by Jackie Robinson and Alfred Duckett

- Challenges Faced by Characters (RTL, Intellimetric)

Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed by Ray Bradbury

- Literary Devices to Create Mood (RTL, Pilot)
- Challenges Faced by Characters (RTL, Intellimetric)

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela

- Respond to a Quote by Malcolm X (RTL, Pilot)


Ode to an Artichoke by Pablo Neruda

- Poetic Devices Used in Ode to an Artichoke (RTL, Pilot)


Literary Prompts for Almost Any Story


- An Injustice Found in Literature (RTL, Pilot)
- Literary Devices to Create Mood (RTL, Pilot)
- Challenges Faced by Characters (RTL, Intellimetric)

Intellimetric Persuasive Prompts

- How to Solve Homelessness
- Separate Schools for Boys and Girls
- Soda Machines on Campus
- How to Handle a Bully
- Spending Money