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Why Not Write Wednesday?: Song Parodies!

One of the best ways to stimulate your creativity is to recreate something that already exists and make it funny. This is done in art, movies, music and more, and you can do it through your writing!

For instance, take the lyrics to your favorite song and make them fit a theme: recess or Pokemon or cooking dinner. You'll get some really funny results -- you can sing along too!

To do this:

Find the lyrics of the song you want to parody and print them out. Then, study the structure of the song--the rhyme scheme, or how the rhyme works in the song, is important to keep intact. Then, pick the theme you want to use and go crazy writing your lyrics or poem!

Here's an example of a song parody of "Gangam Style" written with new lyrics themed after the video game, Minecraft.

http://youtu.be/0t1QXHT2SmE

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Why Not Write Wednesdays? Creative Writing Prompts for Kids!

Every Wednesday our creative writing prompt challenges you to pick up your pen and indulge your author self!  Happy 450th birthday, William Shakespeare! In honor of the Bard's day, today's prompt asks you to write in his style - whether it be sonnet, dramatic scene (in iambic pentameter if you wish) or creative insult! Did you know that Shakespeare invented over 1700 of our common words including eyeball, courtship, champion, laughable, luggage & generous? Create some of your own!

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Why Not Write Wednesdays? Creative Writing Prompts for Kids!

Every Wednesday our creative writing prompt challenges you to pick up your pen and indulge your author self!  Sailors used to sing sea shanties to make work on the ship go faster. Imagine that you are a sailor on a long journey and write your own sea shanty. Think about rhyme, verses, and if you want your shanty to have a chorus.

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Why Not Write Wednesdays? Creative Writing Prompts for Kids!

Every Wednesday our creative writing prompt challenges you to pick up your pen and indulge your author self!  Try doing a stream-of-consciousness: take five minutes and write without stopping. It doesn’t have to be polished—just write whatever pops into your head.

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Why Not Write Wednesdays? Creative Writing Prompts for Kids!

Every Wednesday our creative writing prompt challenges you to pick up your pen and indulge your author self!  Take a page from your favorite book or magazine and try writing a story using only the words you find on the page.

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