80 Sensational Headline Writing Prompts Hilarious, Ready-to-Go Prompts That Spark Kids' Imaginations and Motivate Them to Write, Write, Write!

by Kaplan, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780439222600
• ISBN10: 0439222605
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Teaching Resources

Summary

Encourage your students' enthusiasm for creative writing! Using the dozens of funny, kid-pleasing "headline-style" prompts found in this book, students of all learning styles will be motivated to join in the classroom writing process. Kids will have a ball putting their imaginations in gear to create their own fresh and fabulous stories. You'll enjoy the ease of the fully reproducible format. For use with Grades 3-6.

Table of Contents

Introduction	5	(2)
Prompts
Aliens Plant Thoughts in TV Star's Brain	7	(1)
Hold On to Your Hats!	7	(1)
Rich Gal Leaves $2,000,000 to Pet Poodle!	8	(1)
Sleepwalker Wins Marathon!	8	(1)
Whistle While You Work?	9	(1)
A Ghost of a Chance?	9	(1)
Dog Predicts Weather!	10	(1)
Your Computer? It's All Shook Up!	10	(1)
So You Want to Be a Millionaire? So Does This Parrot!	11	(1)
Do You Want to Live Longer? Just Hang Out!	11	(1)
Fish Is Brain Food? That Sounds Fishy!	12	(1)
Gazillion-Ton Ball of Swiss Cheese Circling Earth!	12	(1)
Canine Actors Cause Chaos!	13	(1)
That Turkey's No Turkey!	13	(1)
George Washington Was Framed!	14	(1)
Complaints? They're Not Just Hot Air!	14	(1)
Work? It's for the Birds!	15	(1)
Move Over, Tooth Fairy!	15	(1)
Want a Fortune? Try a Fortune Cookie!	16	(1)
Identical Twins Forget Which Twin Is Which!	16	(1)
Crime Doesn't Pay!	17	(1)
Better Safe Than Sorry?	17	(1)
Money Does Grow on Trees!	18	(1)
So That's Where All the Socks Go!	18	(1)
Bigfoot Comes out of Hiding to Do Commercials for Shoe Store!	19	(1)
Order in the Court?	19	(1)
Man Landed on Saturn in 1872!	20	(1)
Sleeping Spells Ruin Career of Mind Reader!	20	(1)
Answering Machine Answers Back!	21	(1)
Potholes Are Communications From Other Planets!	21	(1)
Face-Lift Gives Man Permanent Smile	22	(1)
Bubble-Blowing Boy Floats Across Country!	22	(1)
Talking to Plants Does Help Them Grow!	23	(1)
Wall Street? It's Just Monkey Business!	23	(1)
Can't Afford to Fly? Try Faxing Yourself Instead!	24	(1)
Talk Isn't Cheap: TV Talk Shows Lead to Deafness---and Lawsuits	24	(1)
Asleep on the Job? We're Giving You a Raise!	25	(1)
If You Win, It'll Probably Be by a Nose!	25	(1)
Soon, Cellular Phones Might Be Really Cellular	26	(1)
Caveman Found in Melted Glacier Demands to Be Refrozen	26	(1)
Buddy Lists: They Aren't Just for Buddies	27	(1)
Want Good Luck? Forget About Rabbit's Feet!	27	(1)
Dog Barks up Wrong Tree!	28	(1)
Lost Couple Turns Up After 27 Years	28	(1)
Four-Year-Old Elected Mayor!	29	(1)
Elephant Stages Sit-in to Protest Zoo Closing	29	(1)
You Big Baby!	30	(1)
It's Raining Cats and Dogs!	30	(1)
Home Sweet Home? You Better Believe It!	31	(1)
All It Takes Is a Dream!	31	(1)
Basketball Players Are Hot Dogs, Even When They Don't Show Off!	32	(1)
Woman Sues Rock Band Over Unforgettable Song	32	(1)
4,000-Year-Old Computers Found in Pyramid	33	(1)
Game Show Contestants Refuse to Leave Island!	33	(1)
New Car Runs on Human Hair!	34	(1)
Speed-Readers Banned From Bookstore Chain	34	(1)
Police Investigate Sleeping Suspects	35	(1)
Takeout Food Cartons Discovered on Mars!	35	(1)
Want a Fat Wallet? Try a Flat Head!	36	(1)
Stop Snoring, Before It's Too Late!	36	(1)
Wrestler Quits Ring in Order to Be Poet!	37	(1)
Spicy Sandwich Shop Causes Sadness	37	(1)
Computer Says: ``No More Fun and Games!''	38	(1)
Exploding Ketchup Containers Hurt Business at Fast-Food Chain!	38	(1)
Five-Year-Old Girl Lifts Jeep With Bare Hands	39	(1)
High-School Sweethearts Meet 70 Years Later, at Retirement Home	39	(1)
Street Musician Makes $300,000 per Year!	40	(1)
Burglar Breaks into Jail by Mistake, and Has to Stay There!	40	(1)
Key to Long Life---Stop Worrying About It!	41	(1)
Brown Bear Sues for Right to Play in Pro Football League	41	(1)
Weight Lifting Makes People Shorter!	42	(1)
A Clean House Is a Rich House!	42	(1)
Horse Becomes CEO and President of Major Company	43	(1)
Lawn Mower Racers Fight to Be Included in Olympics	43	(1)
Labrador Retriever Wins Beauty Contest, Enraging Human Contestants!	44	(1)
Space Aliens Plan to Use Earth as Garbage Dump!	44	(1)
Squeaking Chalk Drives Students Nuts!	45	(1)
Dogs Smarter Than Humans!	45	(1)
Toenails Show if You Are Telling the Truth!	46	(1)
Going Bananas? You Will, if You Eat Too Many!	46	(1)
Blank Headline Templates	47