Writing Prompt: You Get a Mysterious Box

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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!

[@sekairhodes6976]

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

[@subbingtoeveryonewhosubsto9533]

U

[@lorenaperez9951]

sure

[@wokebear9]

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*

[@IAmComicallyCartoonyYKnow]

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[@samhole4881]

I will make a book then go in it

[@kyleburns8825]

I WILL GO IN A BOOK TO

[@jowanalghamdi7163]

Thank You, sir Spencer!

[@Pequeiviinsta]

Thank u so much!!

[@camiewent598]

Best writing prompts EVER! Thank you!

[@spencereducation]

Wow, thank you!

[@hillsilencercool8547]

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

[@lynellereak350]

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

[@spencereducation]

Wonderful! I hope your students enjoy it!

[@yellowjellow5744]

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

[@spencereducation]

That's awesome!

[@alihaydar5123]

@@spencereducation my teacher also linked me to this video

[@twistedclover]

Same

[@gcahavvsisters_playz2211]

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

[@cashembrack4041]

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

[@sadfrogplzhelp1587]

THis video is just GREAT
Keep going!

[@Jandry1989]

rafed mayard a

[@robinadil4324]

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

[@lauriemoore1879]

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

[@cazzie9357]

I'm in an advanced honors sixth grade ELA class and this is what my teacher sent me those must be some smart second graders.

[@anonymoussquirrel7907]

@@cazzie9357 if you think they must be smart our YEAR 6 english teacher wants us to do this with the exact same idea no adaptions ps nandos doesnt suck its just my friend changed my name lol

[@what.zak666]

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

[@spencereducation]

Thank you, Zak!

[@asheakgaming-d9738]

@@spencereducation my teacher send it this linked to write writing prompt im from grade 3

[@ethanwescott259]

hes right about those storm troopers doe

[@sylviakim3027]

*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

[@marlmovies5662]

Wow Thanks!

[@tracyczechhoggardes105]

fantastic!

[@CyndiDannerKuhn]

awesome, thanks

[@spencereducation]

You bet!

[@stephaniehenson6470]

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.

[@spencereducation]

Wonderful!

[@Ukrainesdude]

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

[@Ukrainesdude]

*where

[@annie_gacha8917]

That's a good idea xD

[@turtlebutt2820]

Are comic books ok?

[@helloeverybodymynameismark9556]

How do you do it in non fiction

[@max_the_mantis5173]

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

[@tajawaanlaury1096]

great gatsby house

[@kayleighmccrae4630]

Thats rellly good

[@rio4400]

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

[@Lagen.5]

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

[@eleanorasmith2466]

i love these videos

[@angelakeeler5981]

Do you have a prompt about Halloween?

[@javannilogan472]

1:02 FACTS

[@yourlocalturnip]

😂😂😂

[@poohbeardrawz8043]

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

[@zuck3rn]

Me who’d write my own book

[@zoeyturner6400]

i love your videos

[@zoeyturner6400]

ya

[@Veronica-Palmer._.]

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

[@laney1618]

I have a question are all five locations in one book?

[@laney1618]

Pls answer it I need the answer by noon

[@spencereducation]

My thought was that they would be five separate books and locations. But I suppose they could be within the same book as well. It's really up to you.

[@laney1618]

Thankyou

[@moistwonton]

Woah I can finally spy on manga characters

[@tangytaku_]

*y e s*

[@wolfyrx8]

I HATE THIS I HATE THIS I HATE THIS

[@aileenhealy5386]

THIS IS MY STORY SO BASICLY WHY ARE YOU READING THIS GO MAKE YOUR OWN STORY YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD STEAL MY HARD WORK AND THINKING DONT YOU DARE!!!!!!

[@brizzled5193]

Find out who is Blast in the Saitama Manga

[@unicorncookiess.s2145]

Bruh imma just go into my top five favorite manga, imma avoid deathnote tho

[@breannaclark4070]

Sooooooo fanfic

[@hamzahafejee2732]

Them darn storm troopers! *1v1 me bot*

[@bethanybeers521]

Krispy Meerkat poo poo

[@venus9016]

1:01

[@alimusaraza3468]

Was this here when covid-19 came once upon a time

[@ellemaemaranan3088]

Harry potters in this, and what’s a stomp TRoOoPppeEeeeeErrrr

[@naruj11]

Hi

[@RTKA2010]

i will find out why valorant is so bad

[@nikolashorton1666]

hhahaha im going to high school dxd

[@skonri]

nice

[@justinma4422]

in fortnite storm troopers have terrible aim

[@jimmythesmileyface4735]

imagine playing fortnite