Writing Prompt: You Get a Mysterious Box

Transcript:
For your safety and the safety of your community, you are in a shelter in place order. This means you’re stuck at home. No hanging out with friends. No playing sports with your neighbors. You can video chat, text, and talk, but you’re already feeling lonely.

But this morning, when you wake up, you find a giant cardboard box in your room. Although it seems ordinary, this box can transport you into any book you’ve ever read.

Simply state the book and page number and press the button and you’ll end up inside that world.

Where do you go? Perhaps a fantasy novel? Maybe you want to warn Harry to take better care of Dobby? Or maybe a mystery novel? Perhaps you’ll go to a historical novel from back in the day or maybe you’ll visit a far-off galaxy and figure out why Storm Troopers have such bad aim.
Or you’ll enter the world of superheroes and see firsthand how they save the day.
Or maybe you can visit a dystopian future and help a protagonist change that society.

Or maybe a realistic fiction novel where you can help a character navigate an interpersonal conflict.

However, there is a catch. The box can only take you to five locations.

So, list the five locations and explain why you are choosing them.
Next, tell the story of the first location you visit.
How will you react to the setting?
How will you interact with the characters?
How long will you stay there?
What will you do while you’re there?

Finally, explain how your actions change the plot, setting, and theme of the book.

An adventure awaits. Good luck!

[wokebear]

every long write and writing assesment i do at school is based of ur work tbh that is the one most thing i love about english *THESE VIDEOS*

[sekairhodes]

i will go to find out why storm troopers have bad aim

[hillsilencercool]

John Spencer is so cool I love his writing prompts I have his writing prompts for homework every week

[stephaniehenson]

I love this prompt! I can't wait to use this with my kids, tomorrow. We are a public school family that is now homeschooling, due to COVID-19. Thank you, for finding a creative way for students to record their thought life in this time in History.

[robinadil]

So creative and innovative idea! Very helpful in these days when we have online classes. Thanks for sharing!

[gcahavvsisters_playz]

Thank you sooo much, my teacher sent my class and i this link!

[lynellereak]

Thanks for the creative suggestions. These prompts will work great in my high school classes.

[yellowjellow]

my teacher linked me to this video for a writing assignment. finally something creative! i love the prompt!

[cashembrack]

thanks i will for sure do this activity it sounds very fun!

[max_the_mantis]

Know what I'm doing for my 10-minutes of writing today thanks!

[lauriemoore]

Love it! But it's a bit advanced for most of my second graders. But I can adapt the idea.

[Lagen.]

I wil try to find out how to be a Superhero and save the day. 👍

[zakdefreze]

OMG! I can not wait to share this with my students! #johnspencerthankyou Jacquie DeFreze grade 4 teacher in NH

[Veronica-Palmer._.]

That was a pretty amazing 2 minutes of my life lol amazing idea

[rio]

The first place I’m going is to Percy Jackson’s the lightning thrift so I can help Percy tell people who the antagonist is so they can stop Percy from being framed The second place I would go is, cake pop so I can try the protagonist’s cake pops The third place is the skin I’m in so maleeka and I could be friends. The third place is money hungry so I can help her sell stuff. The third place is if the shoe fits so I could go to a fantasyland

[sylviakim]

*sees the box * Me: I really want that box, I can go anywhere in the book!
* the box only brings to five locations* Me: Okay, never mind I don't want it no more

[Ukrainesdude]

*what if you write your own book were you are the richest person ever and other stuff*

[ethanwescott]

hes right about those storm troopers doe

[poohbeardrawz]

I watch the first 20 seconds and think: wait this is my life already #2020 #quarientine

[moistwonton]

Woah I can finally spy on manga characters