Writers are guided by their personal and artistic values as they work to achieve their goals. But what are those values built on? In this lesson, you will discover that for yourself.

Like any muscle, creativity can be strengthened and developed over time. In this lesson, you will carve out time for your own creative practice and reflect on the process along the way.

Author Javier Zamora invites you to raise your voice and write to the next President of the United States.

From the 826 National original publication, UNBOUND, this poem uses imagery to explore the roots of a good story and asks you to write about a vivid memory of your own.

Stories are the strands that connect us. In this lesson, you will connect with a friend or a family member, write about a memory you share, and maybe even learn something new!

826CHI Teaching Artist, Robin Reid Drake, shares an original writing prompt that encourages students to borrow lines from their favorite pieces of writing and then remix them into something new.

Writer and teaching artist with 826NYC, Amy Dupcak, shares a memoir writing prompt that helps students use specific sensory language to describe a place they love.

Author Tom Perrotta reads "Peter, Who Went on the Best Adventure Ever." In this lesson, you will learn about 3 shapes that will help the events of your story unfold naturally.

In this lesson, you will create a character and show how a character would respond in a specific situation by writing dialogue, resulting in a silly scene.

Television writer and showrunner Tim McKeon shares how he became a scriptwriter and the valuable skills you'll need if you'd like to become one too.

Author and illustrator Lisa Brown reads "Owl Girl. In this lesson, you will write a superhero story that introduces your character and establishes the context for your reader.

Through reading a Mentor Text, students learn more about the types of point of view and how different points of view impact their writing.

Writer and 826michigan staffer, Eli Sparkman, shares stories about some of his favorite personal objects and encourages students to write down their own.

In this lesson, you will hear about the life and art of Reginald Dwayne Betts and write a poem that captures a meaningful moment from your everyday life.

How do the names we carry affect our identity? In this lesson, you will explore the names you carry and the impact they have on your self-image.

Stories can bridge our past to our future—but only if we build them. In this lesson, you will reflect on a story from your personal history that you think others could learn from.

Television writer and showrunner Tim McKeon shares how you can study your favorite TV show to learn about screenwriting.

In this poem, a student observes a dove's flight and reflects on their ability to soar.

Journalist and 826 MSP staffer, Cristeta Boarini, shares a poetry prompt that walks students through using shapes to convey meaning.

In this activity, you will explore your values and the lived experiences that have shaped them, and then write a poem that shares your vision for the future.

Award-winning documentarian and journalist, Soledad O'Brien, shares why she loves her job and how she builds credibility in the field through thorough research.

Writer and staffer at 826DC, Sarah Richman, shares an original writing prompt that will help you get acquainted with your new characters.

Presidential Inaugural Poet, activist, and bestselling author Amanda Gorman shares one of her favorite techniques for starting a poem or getting over writers' block.

Revision is the process of making substantial changes in your writing. In this lesson, you will use revision strategies to strengthen a current piece of writing you’re working on.

Senior Business Development Manager Erin Polgreen shares more about the ways she sees LinkedIn users engaging with writing on the platform.

From the 826 National original publication, UNBOUND, this poem shares what can happen when doubt fades away and asks you to write about a time when you felt like you didn't belong.

Imagine a spaceship lands in your school courtyard: what happens next? In this lesson, you will use a simple strategy to develop events of a narrative in a natural, logical, and exciting way.

Author and TV producer, Emily Harding shows side characters some love in this writing prompt.

Not all poems have to rhyme, but when they do, they generally use “rhyme scheme.” In this lesson, students will write a poem with a unique sound and rhyme scheme.

Author and educator Tony Weaver, Jr. invites students in grades 5—12 to explore science fiction with different writing prompts that invite them to build new worlds and reimagine what's possible.

Songwriters are powerful storytellers. Their lyrics can connect us, uplift us, and even heal us. In this lesson, you’ll identify a story of your own and turn it into original song lyrics.

In this lesson, you will create poems that look completely different from poems you have written before!

From the 826 National original publication, UNBOUND, this poem celebrates the writer's connection to the natural world and asks you to write about the little things you appreciate.

Mac Barnett, a New York Times-bestselling author of stories for children, illustrates how to end a story...or not.

In this lesson, you will find the funny in your everyday life experiences and depict those moments in a cartoon.

Midwest Youth Poet Laureate Ambassador, Charlotte Yeung, shares one of her favorite brainstorming strategies for creating a new piece.

Librarian and literacy ambassador Mychal Threets invites you to write about your feelings, your way with four writing prompts to explore your emotions on the page.

Fiction writer, playwright, and screenwriter Austin Bunn shares a writing prompt that will get you noticing--and reimagining--the objects you see everyday.

Essayist, poet, and National Outdoor Book Award winner Sean Prentiss shares his favorite way to develop the setting of a story or essay as a fully formed character.

National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and NYT Bestselling Author, Jason Reynolds, joined 826 students for a conversation on his video project, "For Every One."

In this lesson, students will identify the main idea and supporting details of an informational text and summarize this idea objectively.

Have some fun and break the rules—the writing rules, that is. In this lesson, you will examine genre conventions and create a piece of writing that breaks or blends rules, making it uniquely your own.

Who or what has shaped your creativity? In this lesson, you will reflect on the creative influences in your life and create a short piece inspired by one of those influences.

In this lesson, you will use journal entries as inspiration for a dynamic narrative poem.

In this lesson, you will learn a strategy for writing down your thoughts and feelings to understand them more clearly.

Fictional stories can be enriched by concrete details from your own personal experiences. In this lesson, you will write a story that is inspired by the things and the people that you love.

Essayist, poet, and National Outdoor Book Award winner Sean Prentiss shares 5 techniques to use when writing scenes.

Isabella Baldisseri reads her original piece of writing—a letter to the next President of the United States—addresssing her concerns about Palestine. Viewer discretion is advised.

Lila Coffey addresses her fears for women and children, in her poem addressed to the next President of the United States. Viewer disecretion is advised.

In this lesson, you will learn about Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Lewis’s life, an idea she calls “fierce-love,” and the importance of learning to love yourself.

Have you ever read a book that you couldn’t put down because you needed to find out what happened? In this lesson, you will learn how to draw your reader in with a dramatic question.

Activism and art are personal—they are fueled by your perspective of the world. In this lesson, you will write a poem or a narrative that shares your deep connection to an important topic or issue.

Author Carter Higgins reads "Pickup Lines Cheesier Than Cheddar," a piece written by fifth-grader Uma (826NYC).

What’s the moral of the story? In this lesson, students practice identifying and summarizing a moral in a fable written by a sixth grader.

From the 826 National original publication, UNBOUND, this list poem is a reminder of all the small things in life that can make us happy and prompts you to make a list of your own.

Nicole Dungca, Investigative Reporter at The Washington Post and President of the Asian American Journalists Association, shares strategies for asking key questions.

Radiologist Matthew Bucknor shares while it's important for students studying STEM fields "not to sleep on the Humanities."

Part letter, part long-form poem, "For Every One" offers reflections and courageous words about unraveling and rebuilding one's dreams.

Imagine your life in five to ten years: What does it look like? In this lesson, you will have the chance to plan, reflect, and take steps towards achieving your goals.

From skateboarding to fashion, we all have a deep love for something. Choose a hobby or skill that you’re passionate about and then tell the story of how you grew to love it.

You will write a “soundscape” poem filled with familiar sounds of your neighborhood or home.

Law student Brenda Quintanilla shares how writing is a vital tool to use when advocating for your community.

Author Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, shows there are no limits to imagination with this interviewing activity.

In this lesson, you will write down a story that’s been passed down to you, using precise words and phrases and sensory language, to convey a vivid picture of the event.

In this lesson, you will practice analyzing different types of a narrative technique called irony. Then, you will write your own scene that uses irony to develop an imaginary experience or character.

Poet and teaching artist with 826NYC, Amanda Dettmann, shares a simple and fun writing prompt that asks the question, "How Did You Get There?"