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Quick Write: What is your greatest fear? How
did this come to be your worst fear? Is this
rational or not rational?
Quick Write: Write about something
that happened over Christmas break
that was of great interest, or a lot of
fun. Tell it in story form from the third
(omniscient) person point of view.
Quick Write: After seeing your grades
from last semester, are you happy with
the outcome? What are you going to
improve on to increase your grades? If
you believe you are perfect, please
instruct me in what you did to be
soooooooo great? (So I can teach
others about how to be you)
Quick Write: In your opinion, what
invention or discovery has brought
about the most far-reaching and
lasting changes in our civilization?
Explain.
Quick Write:
If a doctor told
you that you had
only a few months
to live, how would
you alter your way
of life? Discuss.
Quick Write: What is
Leadership? Please give
me examples of how a
person acts who
demonstrates this trait.
Why is this an
important trait to
master?
Quick Write: How
does your public
image differ from
your private self?
Quick Write:
What would you
do with a million
dollars?
Quick Write: Why do you go
to Valley Charter High
School? What makes this
school different than any
other?
Quick Write:
I watched a movie
this weekend with
Jack Black. In
this movie Black
says, “What’s
consciousness?”
Please answer
him!!!
Quick Write: Finish
the following
statement and explain:
There are only two
things I take seriously,
_________ &
________!
Quick Write:
How are you
different from
your parents (or
other adults
significant in your
up-bringing)?
Explain.
Quick Write: What
is resilience? How
do you use it in
your life? Is it
important to be
resilient? Why
would this school
make this a
character trait?
Quick Write: If
you were Mr.
Fish, what would
you tell your
parents tonight
when they showed
up at After 5’s?
Be honest!
Quick Write:
What do you love
most on this planet?
Explain. (Person,
Place, Thing, or Idea!)
Quick Write:
What is your
greatest fear on
this planet?
Explain. (Person,
Place, Thing, or
Idea!)
Quick Write:
What is
YELLOW?
Quick Write:
What is BLACK?
Quick Write: Please begin your
story today with…
“A lot has changed over the
last ten seconds, the last ten
seconds have been very
enlightening…”
Quick Write: Please begin your
story today with…
“As the stale air blew down on
his/her head from the small air
duct in the plane, s/he couldn’t
help think, what a strange week.”
Quick Write:
How does stress
effect your
performance????
Quick Write:
How should
public high
schools deal with
students
considered to be
constant
troublemakers?
Discuss.
Quick Write: What have you been doing
for the last three weeks? Please be
detailed.
Quick Write:
Please give an
honest evaluation
of how you did on
your
Demonstration.
At least 3 good
and 3 do betters.
Quick Write: Imagine you live in
a place where it snows all the time
and the temperatures are regularly
approach thirty degrees below
zero. Write a letter to a friend
describing your daily life.
Quick Write:
Please enjoy a
free topic!
Quick Write:
Imagine you are a gas
station attendant and
are really bored at
work. What do you do
to amuse yourself?
Write an account of
your antics.
Quick Write:
Have you ever
been passionately
in love with
someone/ thing
that it made you
act unlike
yourself? Please
describe.
Quick Write: What is
the craziest thing that
a teacher has ever
done for you… Why?
If a teacher has not
done anything for you,
please enjoy a free
topic!!!
Quick Write:
Why are STAR
tests important?
Quick Write: If
you could have
lunch with one
person in the
world today, who
would it be and
why?
Quick Write:
What are your
plans for Spring
Break? Please
keep it PG-13.
Quick Write:
Imagine that you wake up one
morning, walk outside your
house, and find that everyone in
the world has mysteriously
vanished. Describe what you do
next.
Quick Write: Now that you
are almost done with your
Freshman year, please write a
letter to incoming students
about what to expect and
explain what they need to do
to be successful.
Quick Write: Thinking about an
invention you will create to make
your million dollars. What are you
going to invent and how does it serve
the world? What made you think of
that invention? What are some of
the negative side-effects that you
might foresee in the future?
Quick Write: Please tell me a story
from you weekend using the 3rd
person! If you have no stories…
make one up!
Quick Write:
Please describe to
me your ideal
summer vacation.
What are you
going to do?
Where are you
going to go?
Please be detailed.
Quick Write: What is one (or more)
thing(s) that you have learned this
school year that you will use for the
rest of your life? How are you a
different person now… versus 9
months ago!
Quick Write: Please
describe to me your first
week of school. What do
you think about your new
school? What do you not
like? What are you excited
about?
Quick Write: Please explain
to Mr. Fish exactly what the
“game” is. Does Mr. Fish
have “game”? How can I
get some?
Quick Write: What
does success mean to
you? How do you know
when you are successful
at something? What are
some signs of a
“successful” life?
Quick Write: Is education important
to you? Why or why not? If you could
leave high school right now, would
you? Where would you go? Is school
after high school (college) important?
Please explain.
Quick Write:
Why is good health
important to have? Would
you consider yourself a
healthy person? Does your
physical health reflect your
mental health?
Quick Write: What
does “Respect” mean
to you? Please give me
details as to how this
value is demonstrated
in your life.
Quick Write:
What is your
favorite childhood
memory?
Quick Write: Please
think of your favorite
human emotion.
Please give me a
detailed description
of how that emotion
feels.
Quick Write: Please
tell me about the first
thing that pops into
your branium, your
dome, your skull, your
cranium
Quick Write: What are
you doing for your three
day weekend? Please keep
it rated pg-13.
Quick Write: If
you were granted
one wish, what
would it be and
why?
Quick Write:
If you were choosing
the menu for your last
meal, what would it
include? Write
detailed descriptions
of each item on the
menu.
Quick Write:
Gossip columnists collect the
latest dirt on celebrities. Please
write a gossip column about the
students here at school. Please use
the breathless, dishy tone of a
gossip column.
Quick Write: Read,
Reflect, Write!!!
Quick Write: Read, Reflect, and
Respond:
"Everything can be taken from a man or a
woman but one thing: the last of human
freedoms —to choose one's attitude in
any given set of circumstances, to choose
one's own way."
— Victor Frankl
Do you agree with this quote? Why or why
not? How much does your attitude
determine your day?
Quick Write: Please
tell me about your
weekend. Be
appropriate.
Quick Write: Please tell me about
your favorite class. Please tell me
what you have learned in that class.
Please be detailed and even give
examples if you can. Explain why it
is your favorite class.
(Not necessarily this class!)
Quick Write: Please
give me your best
“Yo Momma“ jokes
Or… Enjoy at a
free topic 
Quick Write:
What is discipline? How is it
important and why should you
use it in your life? What are
some examples of how you
use?
Quick Write: What is your
favorite T.V. show and why? Is it
okay for you to watch something
you like, even if it conflicts with
your bedtime schedule on a school
night? Why or why not?
Quick Write: Please
tell me the story
about an animal.
What is his or her
name, history,
family, etc. Please
be detailed and
creative! Enjoy!
Quick Write:
Please Read,
Reflect, and
Write! 
Quick Write:
Imagine that you fell down a
mineshaft with only an pair of extra
socks, some dental floss, a
miniflashlight, a bag of pretzels,
and a set of keys. You managed to
survive for two days and get
yourself out unhurt. Please explain
how you did this.
Quick Write:
What was the best
thing about
Halloween? What
are you going to
be and why?
Quick Write: Use the following
sentence to begin a short story:
Eve stared down at the egg in
her hand. There was no other
choice: she had to call F.B.I.
headquarters
Quick Write:
What do you
want to be when
you grow up?
Why?
Quick Write: In
as much detail as
possible, please
describe your
favorite, or ideal,
natural habitat
Quick Write:
How did you do
on your demo?
Quick Write: What
is your greatest
fear? How did this
come to be your
worst fear? Is this
rational or not
rational?
Quick Write: Where
will you be in 10 years?
What will your life
look like? What is
different about your
life compared to now?
Quick Write:
Please enjoy a
free topic!!! 
Quick Write:
What is your
favorite season of
the year? Why?
What do you do
during that time
of year?
Quick Write: What was
the best thing about
Thanksgiving? What are
you thankful for and
why?
Quick Write: If
you could do one
charitable
activity, what
would it be?
Why?
Quick Write:
What would be
the ideal
Christmas
present?
Quick Write: What is integrity?
What are some ways you
demonstrate integrity in your life?
What are some ways you could
improve the use of integrity in your
life? Lastly, why is integrity
important to have?
Quick Write: What is the most
important thing that you have
learned this semester in regards to
the long term of your life? How will
it help you in your life? Why is it
important? Explain.
Quick Write: What is
your favorite
childhood memory of
Christmas? Why?
Quick Write:
What was the
best part of the
last four days?
Explain.
Quick Write: Who is this
person and what is his life
story?
Quick Write:
Please detail your
next four days.
What will you
do? What will
you eat?
Quick Write: If
you could do
one charitable
activity, what
would it be?
Why?
Quick Write:
Where will you be
in 10 years? What
will your life look
like? What is
different about
your life compared
to now?
Quick Write: Listen, reflect, write!