Picture Prompts to Spark Creativity — Share Your Story With Confidence

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Simple Activity to Get Your Learners Writing Creatively

This activity is a great way to weave creative writing into your lesson. It does not require a lot of prep and you can control the amount of time it takes by setting a limit.

Here are some web links to pictures that may be suitable as prompts for lower level, intermediate level and advanced level users of the English language.

Beginners

Puppy Playing in the Park/Photo by Joe Caione on Unsplash

Prompt: Write a short story or poem about the picture of a puppy playing in the park.

Girl Blowing Bubbles/Photo by Trust "Tru" Katsande on Unsplash

Prompt: Write a story or poem about the picture of a child blowing bubbles in a field of flowers.

Teddy Bear and Wooden Car Key Ring/Image by James Osborne on Pixabay

Prompt: Write a short story or poem about the picture of a teddy bear and a toy car.

Intermediates

Colourful sunset on the ocean/Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash

Prompt: Write a descriptive essay about the picture of a colorful sunset over the ocean.

Elderly man playing chess/Photo by Ron Lach

Prompt: Write a character study about the picture of an elderly man sitting in front of a chessboard in a park.

Mountain lake surrounded by snow-capped mountains/Image by Jaime Reimer on Pixabay

Prompt: Write a descriptive piece about the picture of a mountain lake surrounded by snow-capped peaks.

Advanced

Abandoned train station in the desert./Photo by Simon Hurry on Unsplash

Prompt: Write a narrative piece about the picture of an abandoned train station in the middle of the desert.

City skyline at night/Photo by Peng LIU

Prompt: Write a reflection about the picture of a city skyline at night, considering the themes of progress and development.

Ruined castle on a rocky coast/Image by Stefan Kellar on Pixabay

Prompt: Write a reflective piece about the picture of a ruined castle on a rocky coast, exploring themes of history and loss.

Quick Note

Of course, the prompts are just suggestions and can be adapted or modified as needed to meet your specific learning objectives.

Enjoy!

Hope you enjoy using these prompts in the classroom. And let us know how you get on: shareyourstorywithconfidence@gmail.com

Photo by Angèle Kamp on Unsplash