Sometimes our writers need a little inspiration, a little nudge to get them started - especially with distance learning. These writing challenges are a perfect way to get your students engaged with their work. Use them to add a little fun to the writing process or to review and practice skills that students have already learned (NOTE: these are already part of my classroom writing challenges. If you want to have the digital and classroom version, click here).

This product includes five different writing activities that you can use with your students. I like to use them as group challenges, but they could certainly be used by individual students as well. I've included lots of instructions for how you can use these and how to share with your students.

You will get access to the following writing challenges:

1. Descriptive Challenge One
2. Descriptive Challenge Two
3. The Comparison Challenge
4. Make a Case for or Against Challenge
5. The Characterization Challenge

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Informational Texts for Distance Learning

Embedding Quotations

Writing Prompts with a Twist

Critical Thinking for Any Text

Word Choice Lessons

Independent Reading Stations

Writing Prompts for Independent Reading

Literary Elements Bundle

Distance Writing Lessons & Activities