"Can we write more?" - 3 ways quick writes can hook your students

We all know students' collective groan when we ask them to write. But without practicing writing, your students can’t grow!

Enter quick writes. If you’re unfamiliar with quick writes, they are short, less than 10-minute, informal writing exercises. But how do they get your students excited about writing?

Goodbye writing anxiety

Quick writes are so short that they relieve the pressure students put on themselves. They don’t have time to worry about what they’re writing—they just write! Once they start, the words usually begin flowing.

Exciting topics welcome

Quick writes lend themselves well to high-interest topics because they’re so fast and don’t need to be formally curriculum-aligned. The most recent TikTok trend, the newest movies, and the latest happenings in your town are all great starting points to get students writing.

Builds the writing habit

Practice makes perfect! Study after study shows that the more students write, the better they get at it. Quick writes are short, making them super easy to incorporate into your daily routine so students can write more.

Give a quick write a try tomorrow! Looking for some topic ideas? Here are a few suggestions:

• "If you woke up tomorrow with your favorite superhero's powers - but had to keep them totally secret - what would your day look like?"
• "You're tasked with redesigning your school's lunch program with an unlimited budget. What changes would you make and why?"
• "You get to create a new mandatory class that all middle schools must teach. What subject would you create, and what would students learn?"

If you want to get your students even more excited about writing, Groovelit is a great place to have them do their quick writes. It’s totally free to play and dramatically increases student engagement.