8th Grade SOL Writing Prompts – Flashcards
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Where is one place in the world you would like to visit? Explain why you would want to visit this place, and what you would want to do or see once you arrive. Include specific details and examples in your response.
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One place in the world that I would like to visit is Hawaii because it has great scenery and has a great amount of culture there.
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Write about someone who has shared wisdom and experience with you. Explain why it is important to learn from the experience of others. Include specific details and examples in your response.
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Someone who has shared experience with me is my dad and I think it is important to share experience with others because it is wise and it shall help me in life.
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Think about how daily life, from reading to playing games to communicating with others, has changed over the past hundred years because of technology. Using specific details and examples, explain how these advancements in technology have changed daily life.
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Advances in technology have changed daily life by helping me research and keeping me entertained.
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Most schools offer a variety of activities, classes, and clubs. Identify one of these that students enjoy and explain why they enjoy it. Include specific details and examples in your response.
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One activity that students enjoy is playing board games because it's enjoyable and it it helps you make good decisions.
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Community parks, state parks, and national parks provide a wide variety of interesting activities. Write about an enjoyable way to spend time outdoors. Using specific details and examples, explain why someone might find that activity enjoyable.
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An enjoyable way to spend time outdoors is play soccer because it keeps you healthy and it's fun.
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What are the advantages of earning your own money to purchase something special? Explain the advantages using specific details and examples in your response.
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The advantages to earning my own money to make purchases are you can use it any way you want.
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When people ask for advice, they sometimes talk to more than one person. Explain why seeking multiple opinions can help someone make a better choice. Use specific details and examples in your response.
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Seeking multiple opinions helps someone make a better choice because it gives you many perspectives.
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Identify an enjoyable educational activity. It could be participating in a play, completing a science experiment, playing an instrument, or something else. Use specific details and examples to explain why the activity is enjoyable.
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An enjoyable educational activity is reading because the story would be interesting.
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You have been asked to share a lesson with elementary school students. Using specific details and examples, explain the lesson and why it would be important.
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A lesson I would share with an elementary school student is always pay attention because they could get you out of bad situations.
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Your assignment is to design a neighborhood of the future. Explain what you would include in a neighborhood of the future and why. Include specific details and examples in your design.
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If I were to create a neighborhood of the future, I would include a 4-D cinema because the movie would be very much enjoyable.
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People often credit their successes to having good attitudes. Explain the benefits of having a good attitude, even during a difficult time. Provide examples from your own experience or from having witnessed this in others.
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It is beneficial to have a good attitude even during bad times because it will reduce panic and help you cooperate.
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The ancient Greek storyteller Aesop said, "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." Explain how small acts of kindness can have an impact on others. Use specific details and examples in your response.
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Small acts of kindness may impact others because you could make up someone's day or at least not make it worse.
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Thoughtful acts can take many forms, such as unexpected help or even just a kind word. Explain how a thoughtful act can benefit those involved. Use specific details and examples in your response.
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A thoughtful act could benefit those involved because it may help them feel better.
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Sometimes people recognize similarities between themselves and a character from a book or a movie. Write about a character from a book or a movie who you think is similar to you. What do you have in common with this character? Use specific details and examples in your response.
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The character Donkey from Shrek is similar to I because he is quite unique.
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Civil rights leader Mahatma Gandhi wrote, "Be the change you want to see in the world." What is one way you would like to change the world, and how can you help to bring about this change? Use specific details and examples in your response.
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One way I can work to be a change in the world is be nice to people and I can bring about this change by acting nice.
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What makes someone a success? Explain how you define success, using specific details and examples in your response.
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To me, success is defined by your wittiness and planning
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American jazz legend Duke Ellington said, "A problem is a chance for you to do your best." Explain the meaning of this statement and whether you agree or disagree with it. Use specific details and examples in your response.
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I agree with Duke Ellington's statement that "A problem is a chance for you to do your best" because it is very wise
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Is it better to take risks and perhaps make some mistakes or remain cautious and risk nothing? Explain using specific details and examples in your response.
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I believe that people should listen to their own advice because I don't believe it
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The Roman philosopher Cicero wrote, "Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself." However, parents, friends, and teachers often offer advice. Should people listen to their own advice or to the advice of others? Use specific details and examples to support your response.
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I believe that people should listen to the advice of others because it shows what other people have experienced and how they could prevent that
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What is something you would like to accomplish in the future? Perhaps you would like to learn how to play an instrument, graduate at the top of your class, or visit the ocean. Identify one thing you would like to accomplish, and include specific details and examples to help explain why it is important.
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Something I would like to accomplish in the future is to get money because I could be successful and rich.
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Some people enjoy public speaking while others are frightened by it. Using specific details and examples, explain how you feel about public speaking.
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I don't like speaking in public because it is very scary and it will cause you to feel nervous
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Some schools have a program that pairs older students with younger students. The older students are available to assist the younger students. How would this program help both the older and the younger students? Explain the effects of such a program on the students involved.
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A program that pairs older students with younger students is beneficial because they can both learn different things and see different perspectives
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There is a common saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover." Think of something that has an unattractive appearance but that has special meaning to someone for other reasons. It might be an old car, a well-used toy, a faded photograph, or something else. Identify the object and explain why it has special meaning.
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I agree with the saying that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover because you wouldn't see what it is really about
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Competition is a constant presence in today's schools, where students not only compete with one another in the classroom but also in sports and in various extracurricular activities. Explain how competition can improve life or make it more difficult for students. Use specific details and examples in your response.
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I think that competition can improve life for some students because that's how life works
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Some people believe owning a pet is important, while others do not. Using specific details and examples to support your position, argue for or against owning a pet.
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I believe that owning a pet is important because it teaches you responsibility
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Identify a challenge facing students, and use specific details and examples to explain ways to overcome that challenge.
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A challenge facing students is hard to the students because they must be not prepared
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Everyone has a talent or skill. Identify a talent or skill you have, and explain how you develop and use it. Use specific details and examples in your response.
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A talent or skill that I have is playing the trombone and the way I develop it is practicing
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If you could make a significant change to the structure or appearance of your school, what would it be? Identify the change you would make, and explain why you would make it.
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If I could make a significant change to my school, it would be to have less students because that leads to overpopulation
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Scientist Albert Einstein said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Include specific details and examples to convince others to support your position.
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I agree with Albert Einstein's statement, "Imagination is more important than knowledge" because with imagination you may create new knowledge
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People sometimes say that failure can eventually lead to success. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Use specific examples to convince others to support your position.
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I agree that failure can sometimes lead to success because you'll succeed in a different way
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Students often learn how to budget their time in order to complete important tasks and still have time for themselves. Explain how learning to budget time is an important skill for students. Use specific details and examples in your response.
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I believe that budgeting my time is an important skill because you need responsibility
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Your school is considering making a change to the dress code. What is one change that you would recommend, and why is it important? Use specific details and examples to justify this change.
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One change I would suggest to the school dress code is nothing because I am satisfied
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Studies have shown that people who take short breaks throughout the day to do light, outdoor exercise are more productive than those who do not. Use specific details and examples to convince your principal whether students should have similar breaks during the school day.
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I think that students should have time to do short, light exercise outside because in school, you sit a lot
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Many teachers assign group projects. Sometimes, however, an uncooperative member can affect the entire group. Argue for or against the use of group projects using specific details and examples.
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I think that teachers should continue to use group projects in class because it can help students be social
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An old proverb says honesty is the best policy. Sometimes, however, honesty might hurt a person's feelings. Explain why you either agree or disagree with being honest at all times. Use specific details and examples to convince others to support your position.
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I agree that "honesty is the best policy" and that I should be honest at all times(not all times) because sometimes you need to lie for the greater good
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Studies have shown that one way to improve student achievement is to start an afterschool homework club. Teachers and students volunteer to meet with those who either have difficulty in certain subjects or who want to finish their homework early. Use specific details and examples to argue for or against the idea of establishing homework clubs in your school.
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I believe that an after school homework club should be established because it already is in many schools
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Many schools have partnerships with local companies and organizations that allow students to explore certain professions. Write a letter to the manager of a local workplace that performs the type of work you would like to pursue. Convince the employer to allow you to visit. Include details about why you chose that workplace and the specific job.
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I believe that I deserve an opportunity to visit and observe Washington D.C. because it is our nation's capital I believe that I deserve an opportunity to visit and observe Washington D.C. because it is our nation's capital
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Your principal has decided that all students must participate in at least one extracurricular activity. For example, students could participate in sports, work on the yearbook, or serve on the student council. Do you agree or disagree with this decision? Use specific details and examples to convince others to support your position.
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I agree that students should participate in extracurricular activities because it can help you expand your talents and interests
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The school board plans to add one and a half hours to school each day. Do you agree or disagree with extending the school day? Use specific details and examples to convince the school board to accept your position.
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I disagree with the school board's decision to extend school by an hour and a half because some students have to wake up at 6am in the morning and then that'll cause grades to drop even more
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Some people think that schools should offer only nutritious drinks such as white milk, water, and natural fruit juice. Do you agree or disagree with this policy? Use specific details and examples to convince your principal to accept your position.
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I disagree because people will get the message but some people just want some coke and teachers have a stash of junk food in the teacher's lounge
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Many professional athletes and entertainers earn large sums of money. Do you agree or disagree with these individuals making high salaries? Use specific details and examples to convince others to support your position.
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I agree that professional athletes and entertainers should make high salaries because they are talented, although some truly do not deserve it
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What improvement would make your community better? Use specific details and examples to convince the mayor of your community to accept your idea for improving where you live.
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An improvement that would make my community better is to make school start later
