Kaiju Writers Unite! Weekly Kaiju-Themed Writing Prompts/Ages 9-13/Small Group

This class is for kaiju fans who want to practice their skills by writing about their interests in a small group setting. Each week will come with a new prompt, rotating between the three main purposes for writing: to entertain, to inform, and to persuade.

Sample prompts for each style include:

To inform - Tell us about Godzilla's atomic breath.
Week of Jan. 30th
To persuade - ___ is the most villainous kaiju villain because...
Week of Feb. 6th
To entertain - Tell us about a regular day in the life of a kaiju. First, then, after that...
Week of Feb. 13th 
To inform - Teach us about Kong
Week of Feb. 27th
To persuade - The best version of Mechagodzilla is ____.
Week of March 6th
To entertain - Godzilla's vacation. Where does he go? What does he do when he is on a break from being a kaiju?
Week of March 20th
To inform - Summarize a problem from the kaiju film of your choosing. What was the problem? Who were the characters involved? Was it solved?
Week of March 27th
To persuade - What is the most powerful version of Godzilla and why?
Week of April 3rd
To entertain - Tell a story explaining what is going on in this picture (kaiju bumper cars).
Week of April 10th
To inform - teach us about your own kaiju
Week of April 17th
To persuade - Biollante is not a villain because...
Week of April 24th
To entertain - describe a birthday party for Anguirus
Week of May 1
To inform - describe MUTOs using a picture prompt
Week of May 8
To persuade - the best kaiju ability is...because
Week of May 15
To entertain - write a story to explain this picture (Godzilla figures lined up).
A review of the week's style of writing will take place at the beginning of each lesson, as well as a discussion of pre-writing and organization strategies. Students will then be introduced to their prompt and given time for brainstorming and pre-writing (about 5 minutes). Students will then have about 15 minutes of writing time (in addition to the 5 minutes of pre-writing) during which they are free to share their ideas, ask questions, show their progress on their paper or via screen share, and be offered feedback on organization, content, and writing conventions if needed. The last five minutes of each class will be reserved for sharing. Learners are encouraged to read their work aloud to the class but it is not required. I do request a document be submitted to me via private message after class (word document or photo of written work) so that I can provide feedback and monitor progress/tailor lessons to group needs. Again, this is encouraged but not required.

Learning with kaiju is so fun and I'm looking forward to writing with your learner!