Once you have decided a plan and a platform for publishing student writing, it’s important that students have meaningful purposes for writing. Effective framing can help promote authentic student voices. This toolkit for "Book Smarts" provides writing prompts inspired by the Teaching Tolerance Anti-bias Framework.
Essential Question
1. How can I motivate and provide opportunities for students to write authentically about their lives and experiences?
Procedure
The Anti-bias Framework inspired the following writing prompts. Consider using these prompts to engage your students in telling their own stories.
GRADES K–2
Identity
Let me tell you about my family…
Where I come from, we…
Diversity
I am different from you because…
I am like you because…
Justice
It wasn’t fair when…
Let me tell you about my special friend…
Action
I am kind when I…
What I want for my community…
GRADES 3–5
Identity
Let me tell you about my family history…
I celebrate where I come from by…
Diversity
If everyone were the same, then…
I like learning about other kinds of people because…
Justice
What fairness looks like…
If I were president...
Action
A time I stood up for someone else…
A time I stood up for myself…
GRADES 6–8
Identity
I feel most comfortable being me when…
I fit in in many different places in my life, such as…
Diversity
Living in a diverse society means we all…
The diversity around me looks like…
Justice
Injustice affects my community by…
Someone I know who has stood up for what’s right is…
Action
When I see someone else being mistreated, I feel…
Something I think my community should come together to do is…
GRADES 9–12
Identity
I am my most authentic self when I am…
History has influenced who I am by…
Diversity
The lack of diversity in my school has affected me by…
The diversity in my school has affected me by…
Justice
A social justice movement that inspires me is…
The problem with stereotypes is…
Action
I would like to see my community come together and change…
When I am old enough to vote, I will support a candidate who…
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