Writing Activities

Practice

Quick Write Sprint

Challenge yourself with a 5-minute writing burst

Inspiration

Daily Writing Prompt

Get inspired with today's creative prompt

Learn

Master a Technique

Learn advanced writing methods and styles

Create

Story Starter

Begin an exciting new story with a creative opener

Character Workshop

Create compelling characters for your stories

Challenge

Daily Challenge

Take on today's special writing challenge

Community

Feedback Exchange

Share your work and get constructive feedback

Plan

Set Writing Goals

Plan your writing journey and track progress

Daily Goal

350/500

Streak

7 days

Best: 10

Exercises

24

Completed

Next Milestone

10k

words

High School General Writing Exercises!

Writing exercises designed specifically for high-school-general.

Improve your writing skills with exercises tailored for high-school-general.

Sensory SEO: Crafting Engaging Descriptions

This exercise challenges students to integrate sensory details into their SEO writing to enhance user engagement and improve search engine rankings.

advanced30-45 minsseo-writing

Crafting Persuasive Advertisements

In this exercise, students will create an advertisement employing rhetorical appeals to persuade their target audience effectively.

intermediate30-60 minsadvertising

Voices of Change: A Dialogue on School Policies

Craft a dialogue that explores differing opinions on a school policy, encouraging critical thinking and expression of diverse viewpoints.

intermediate30-45 minsopinion-editorial

Nature's Voice: A Blog Post on Personification

This exercise encourages high school students to explore personification by writing a blog post that gives life to elements of nature.

intermediate30-60 minsblog-writing

Grant Proposal Drama: Building Tension through Writing

This exercise will help you master the art of grant writing by developing your ability to build narrative tension, making your proposal more compelling and persuasive.

advanced60-90 minsgrant-writing

Embrace Your Jargon: A Memoir Reflection

Explore how personal experiences shape your use of jargon and language.

beginner30-60 minsmemoir

Sound Effects on Stage

A fun exercise to explore the use of onomatopoeia in playwriting.

beginner20-30 minsplaywriting

Future Worlds: Crafting a Sci-Fi Narrative

Write a science-fiction story that explores a future world, incorporating researched scientific principles.

intermediate60-120 minsscience-fiction

The Art of the Counterargument

This exercise focuses on the importance of addressing counterarguments in persuasive writing, and helps students practice this skill through literature review.

intermediate45-90 minsliterature-review

The Missing Treasure

Engage your audience by crafting a mystery story that hooks them with suspense and intrigue.

beginner30-60 minsmystery

Legal Metaphor Mastery

This exercise challenges students to explore the power of metaphor in legal writing by crafting a legal argument using vivid imagery.

advanced30-45 minslegal-writing

Perspectives on Climate Change

Explore different viewpoints on climate change by writing a white paper from various perspectives.

intermediate60-120 minswhite-paper

Creating a Historical Instruction Manual

In this exercise, students will write a fictional instruction manual for a historical event, character, or piece of technology.

intermediate60-120 minshistorical-fiction

Symbolism in Everyday Life

Explore how everyday objects can hold deeper meanings and significance.

beginner30-60 minsweb-content

The Lost Artifact

A fiction short story exercise that combines historical research with creative writing.

advanced90-180 minsfiction-short-story

Assonance in UX Writing

This exercise encourages students to explore the use of assonance in UX writing, enhancing their ability to create engaging and memorable user experiences.

intermediate20-40 minsux-writing

A Moment That Changed Everything

Reflect on a significant personal experience and its impact on your character.

advanced60-120 minsautobiography

Rhythmic Narrative: Crafting a Song with Meter

This exercise aims to help students master the concept of meter in songwriting by creating rhythmic patterns that enhance their lyrics.

advanced45-90 minssongwriting

Technical Vocabulary Challenge

A hands-on exercise to improve technical vocabulary through the creation of a guide.

intermediate30-45 minstechnical-writing

Evidence Gathering for Research Papers

This exercise helps students practice how to effectively incorporate evidence into their writing.

beginner30-45 minsresearch-paper

A Day in Paradise

Explore the art of scene-setting by describing a travel destination in vivid detail.

beginner20-30 minstravel-writing

The Perfect Plate: A Culinary Journey

Explore the art of food writing by crafting a descriptive piece that showcases the experience of enjoying a meal.

intermediate30-60 minsfood-writing

The Great Scientific Debate

Engage in a writing exercise that challenges you to articulate your stance on a scientific topic while ensuring grammatical accuracy.

advanced60-120 minsscientific

Community Improvement Proposal

Write a proposal to improve a specific aspect of your community.

beginner30-60 minsproposal-writing

The Disappearing Act

Craft a gripping thriller scene where a character disappears without a trace. Use technical accuracy to build suspense and detail.

intermediate30-45 minsthriller

Show, Don't Tell: Writing Policy Proposals

In this exercise, students will craft a policy proposal that effectively communicates their stance by using descriptive language rather than stating opinions outright.

intermediate45-90 minspolicy-writing

The Voices of Change: A Case Study in Community Activism

Explore the power of narrative voice through the examination of a real-world case of community activism.

advanced90-120 minscase-study

The Love Letter Project

Craft a heartfelt love letter to practice your creative writing and documentary skills.

beginner30-60 minsromance

Similes in Medical Writing

Practice using similes to make medical writing more relatable and engaging.

beginner15-30 minsmedical-writing

Descriptive Nature Poem

Craft a vivid poem that captures the beauty of nature using descriptive language.

intermediate30-60 minspoetry

The Digital Allegory: Building Your Own Country

Create an allegorical story that reflects the impact of social media on society.

advanced60-120 minssocial-media

The Journey of a Word

Explore the evolution of a single word through different contexts and meanings.

advanced60-120 minsliterary-fiction

Crafting Compelling Email Imagery

This exercise focuses on the use of vivid imagery to enhance email marketing messages and engage readers.

intermediate30-45 minsemail-marketing

Community Spotlight: Your Local Hero

Write a news article highlighting a local individual who has made a positive impact in your community.

beginner60-120 minsjournalism

Alliteration in Action: Technical Tidbits

This exercise invites students to practice their technical writing skills while having fun with alliteration.

beginner15-30 minstechnical-documentation

Life in a Paragraph: Simplifying Biographies

This exercise challenges students to distill key information from a longer biography into a concise and engaging paragraph.

intermediate30-45 minsbiography

Consonance in Character Dialogue

Craft a compelling scene that highlights the use of consonance in dialogue between characters.

advanced30-60 minsscriptwriting

Creating Compelling Character Conflicts

A creative exercise focusing on developing characters and their arguments in a fictional setting.

beginner30-60 minsfiction-novel

Rhythm in Speech Writing

This exercise focuses on the importance of rhythm and flow in speech writing, helping students to craft engaging and memorable speeches.

intermediate30-60 minsspeech-writing

Creating a Short Story Plot

This exercise will guide you in constructing a basic plot for a short story, focusing on the essential elements that create a compelling narrative.

beginner30-60 minsessay

Rhyme It Right!

A fun exercise to practice rhyming in copywriting.

beginner15-30 minscopywriting

The Power of Conciseness

This exercise will help students practice writing clearly and concisely, improving their ability to communicate ideas effectively.

intermediate30-45 minsacademic

Debunking Myths in Content Marketing

In this exercise, students will explore common logical fallacies in content marketing and practice crafting persuasive content while avoiding these pitfalls.

advanced45-90 minscontent-marketing

World-Building Through Review

This exercise challenges students to deepen their understanding of world-building by critically analyzing an existing fictional universe.

advanced60-120 minsreview

Crafting a Dreamscape

Dive into your imagination and bring to life a fantastical world through tone.

advanced60-120 minsfantasy

Once Upon a Picture

A creative writing exercise to spark imagination and practice clarity in storytelling.

beginner30-60 minscreative-writing

The Persuasive Business Proposal

Craft a compelling business proposal to convince an investor to fund your startup idea.

advanced60-120 minsbusiness

A Day That Changed Everything

Write a personal narrative about a significant day in your life.

beginner30-60 minspersonal-narrative

Eerie Accounts: Structuring the Unseen

This exercise challenges students to organize their thoughts and ideas into a coherent horror story that evokes fear through structured narratives.

advanced60-120 minshorror

My Life in Flashbacks

Write a report that uses the flashback technique to describe a significant event in your life.

beginner30-45 minsreport-writing