{"id":7287,"date":"2025-09-28T19:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T23:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=7287"},"modified":"2025-09-28T19:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T23:14:19","slug":"writing-prompts-for-upper-elementary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=7287","title":{"rendered":"Writing Prompts for Upper Elementary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7287\" class=\"elementor elementor-7287\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b99f913 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b99f913\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-678517f\" data-id=\"678517f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f06f12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f06f12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce8c01c\" data-id=\"ce8c01c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-55479da\" data-id=\"55479da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b7d99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57b7d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ideas-to-Help-Motivate-Students-to-Write.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13982\" alt=\"Ideas to Help Motivate Students to Write\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ideas-to-Help-Motivate-Students-to-Write.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ideas-to-Help-Motivate-Students-to-Write-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ideas-to-Help-Motivate-Students-to-Write-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ideas-to-Help-Motivate-Students-to-Write-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ideas-to-Help-Motivate-Students-to-Write-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ideas-to-Help-Motivate-Students-to-Write-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7eca0cf\" data-id=\"7eca0cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e947718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e947718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Persuading students to write can sometimes feel like convincing your dog to take a bath. You offer snacks, encouragement, maybe a pleading tone<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2026 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and they still look at you like, \u201cAre you serious?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Luckily, switching up writing prompts can work wonders. When students get excited about what they\u2019re writing, their pencils (and imaginations) start to fly. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Below are ten types of prompts and activities that breathe life back into writing time, each designed to motivate upper elementary learners and <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">keep<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the journaling momentum <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">going<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p><p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many of these ideas come with free printables or linked lessons, so <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">you\u2019re<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> not stuck creating from scratch. Download the handout with links to all the ideas.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63b406 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a63b406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/writing-prompts\/Writing-Prompt-for-Upper-Elementary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b38e25f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b38e25f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">10 Writing Prompts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bc358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2bc358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><!--StartFragment --><\/h3><h3>1 &#8211; Quotes with Heart and Humor<\/h3><h3><!--EndFragment --><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa1ab99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa1ab99\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-35c57c9\" data-id=\"35c57c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e93cb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e93cb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/writing-prompts\/writing-prompts-for-middle-school-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"10 Writing Prompts for Upper Elementary Students\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be84d96\" data-id=\"be84d96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb65a0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb65a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sometimes, all it takes is one line to spark deep thought. Quotes make great journal starters\u2014and not just because they sound wise taped to the wall.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cMistakes are proof that you are trying.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> This one alone can launch a great paragraph on growth mindset, learning from failure, or even a funny time students completely misunderstood the directions (no judgment).<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2728 Teacher tip: Remind students <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">there\u2019s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> no one<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> &#8220;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">correct<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">interpretation\u2014just thoughtful responses.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Try: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareteachers.com\/favorite-classroom-quotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>50 Favorite Classroom Quotes<\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> from We Are Teacher<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e340236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e340236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2 &#8211; Letters to Their Future Selves<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a062255 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a062255\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-213010c\" data-id=\"213010c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca4efd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ca4efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/writing-prompts\/writing-prompts-for-middle-school-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"10 Writing Prompts for Upper Elementary Students\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-51959a3\" data-id=\"51959a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429ddaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"429ddaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Students get reflective\u2014and slightly fascinated\u2014when they imagine who they\u2019ll be next year or 10 years from now.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Use <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futureme.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">FutureMe.org<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> (with teacher guidance!) or let students seal letters in your classroom<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201c<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">time capsule<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">for an end-of-year reveal.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2728 Teacher tip: Start with a discussion about hopes, fears, and favorite things. It makes the writing richer.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d62949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d62949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3 &#8211; \u201cWould You Rather?\u201d Questions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2aa9d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2aa9d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c0ba90\" data-id=\"0c0ba90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a2668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99a2668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/writing-prompts\/writing-prompts-for-middle-school-3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"10 Writing Prompts for Upper Elementary Students\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d568df\" data-id=\"6d568df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1972d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d1972d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Silly? Sometimes. Insightful? Definitely. These questions help students choose between two scenarios\u2014and defend their thinking in writing.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Would you rather only eat your favorite food for the rest of your life or never eat it again?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Would you rather have invisibility or flight for one day?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rachel Lynette offers seasonal sets for Halloween, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Valentine\u2019s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, end of year, and more.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbd4ca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbd4ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>4 &#8211; Photo Prompts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac311f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac311f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78ee12d\" data-id=\"78ee12d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26dfb3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26dfb3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/writing-prompts\/writing-prompts-for-middle-school-4.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"10 Writing Prompts for Upper Elementary Students\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-74b5ea5\" data-id=\"74b5ea5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-883a9bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"883a9bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A picture speaks a thousand words\u2014or at least gets students to write 100. Use photos from Wikimedia Commons, especially the \u201cPicture of the Year\u201d collections, to inspire descriptive or narrative pieces.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2728 Teacher tip: Display a photo and give students three questions to answer before they write:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What\u2019s happening?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Who\u2019s involved?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What happens next?<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a833b2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a833b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>5 &#8211; Writing Inspired by Novels (with a Creative Spin)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa5395b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa5395b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be2f29d\" data-id=\"be2f29d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce0ef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fce0ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/writing-prompts\/writing-prompts-for-middle-school-6.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"10 Writing Prompts for Upper Elementary Students\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034c508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"034c508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you wondering if the novel you are currently teaching has a free writing idea? Check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?page_id=4673\">Novel Study Index Page<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b15056\" data-id=\"4b15056\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a29964 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a29964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use literature students already love as a jumping-off point. A few favorites:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=3899\">Crash <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=3899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by Jerry Spinelli<\/a><br \/>Have students describe a character by their shoes. Cleats for Crash? Absolutely. Ruthless on the field, ruthless in life. You get the idea.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=3304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hundred Dresses<\/a> <br \/>Have students write descriptive paragraphs of dresses, then exchange them. Each student draws the dress based only on the description\u2014hilarity (and a lesson on clarity!) often ensues.<\/li><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=5864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Number the Stars<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>Have students weave two stories together\u2014perhaps a WWII narrative paired with a modern-day situation involving bravery and friendship.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2728 <\/span>Teacher tip: These prompts build empathy and comprehension. Win-win.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d46b39e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d46b39e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u00a06 &#8211; Craftivities with a Writing Twist<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1f424d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1f424d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a2c06f\" data-id=\"7a2c06f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e110a3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e110a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/writing-prompts\/writing-prompts-for-middle-school-8.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"10 Writing Prompts for Upper Elementary Students\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe56705\" data-id=\"fe56705\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11c295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b11c295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Combine art and writing for instant engagement.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">From <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=5932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wishtree<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, have students write a wish paragraph and hang it from a classroom tree.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a descriptive writing unit, create paper backpacks or dream pets to match written details.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2728 Teacher tip: If they can create it, they\u2019ll want to describe it\u2014and they\u2019ll take pride in both.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c88a4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c88a4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>7 &#8211; Mini-Books and Character Studies<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-006dad5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"006dad5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f647bdd\" data-id=\"f647bdd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2110b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2110b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bookunitsteacher.com\\\/writing\\\/writing-prompts\\\/mini-book-video.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;YouTube Video Showing How to Create a Mini Book&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;url&quot;},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Students complete small tasks across pages\u2014character sketches, symbol analysis, journal entries.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f8b8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f8b8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>8 &#8211; Compare and Contrast Writing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2d7d88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2d7d88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-caf273e\" data-id=\"caf273e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad49f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dad49f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/writing-prompts\/writing-prompts-for-middle-school-7.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"10 Writing Prompts for Upper Elementary Students\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddff279\" data-id=\"ddff279\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18f0ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d18f0ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Take two characters, two settings, two versions of a fairy tale\u2014and let students analyze.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=3816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Ella Enchanted<\/em><\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Compare it with other Cinderella retelling<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">s.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=4251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Wild Robot<\/em><\/a><\/strong> \u2013 How <\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">does<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Roz <\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">help<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the <\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">animals<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">?<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> How do they help her?<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=3757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Witches<\/em><\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Compare witches from various books (with less green face paint, hopefully).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2728 Teacher tip: This doubles as a text structure lesson and lets students show off their opinion-writing chops.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ddb62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18ddb62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>9 &#8211; Interactive Writing Projects<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-366149f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"366149f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a4f6c4\" data-id=\"0a4f6c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647feab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"647feab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/writing-prompts\/writing-prompts-for-middle-school-5.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"10 Writing Prompts for Upper Elementary Students\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d683a77\" data-id=\"d683a77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00dd856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00dd856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These go beyond prompts and give students writing <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">roles<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">formats<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to work with.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RAFT [Role of the Writer, Audience, Format, Topic]\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>Write a jingle, campaign slogan, or product pitch!)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=5817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inverted Pyramid Story<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 \u2013 Teach journalism-style writing: lead with key info, then the details.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=2997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April Fool\u2019s Day<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 \u2013 Students research real pranks, then write their own.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87bb07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e87bb07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>10 &#8211; Traditional Prompts\u2014With a Twist<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2501839 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2501839\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6ac0a5\" data-id=\"e6ac0a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d1bc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7d1bc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/writing-prompts\/writing-prompts-for-middle-school-9.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"10 Writing Prompts for Upper Elementary Students\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1ea2d6\" data-id=\"a1ea2d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db18771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db18771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yes, traditional prompts are <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">useful<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">! But make sure they feel fresh.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ask students to write from an unusual perspective (like a pencil or <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">lost<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> sock).<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Give them themes like friendship, bravery, or freedom\u2014but let them pick the setting.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Use monthly holiday prompts with a creative spin (a leprechaun stuck in traffic, perhaps?).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f0c3a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f0c3a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Writing <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">doesn\u2019t<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> need to feel like pulling teeth. With the right prompts, students will write with enthusiasm, voice, and\u2014dare we say\u2014actual joy. Try one or two of these strategies this week. Let your students surprise you with what they create.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ce894 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"04ce894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/writing-prompts\/Writing-Prompt-for-Upper-Elementary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403afe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"403afe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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