The Mine Shaft

Use the writing prompt below to inspire you.

You and your friends find an abandoned mine shaft outside a ghost town. You begin exploring. Do you go into the mine or the old buildings? What do you find?

Women of the Revolutionary War

In the U.S., we celebrate Independence Day every year on July 4. Use the following writing prompt to inspire you.

During the Revolutionary War, women were present in military camps as they followed husbands or other male family members or worked as cooks or laundresses. Some even dressed as men and fought alongside their male counterparts. You were one of these women. What role did you choose? What were the conditions like?