For the following Power Verbs and Creative Writing Prompts activities, I like to have writing contests. The student that can best incorporate these words into a story or paragraph wins! I tell students that I want to see them experimenting with words while writing creatively. I encourage students to be their silly selves when writing. The goal is to make writing fun, playful, and experimental.  I write the contest winners on the board. Writing contest

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