
Enhance your teaching of A Sound of Thunder with these imaginative and engaging creative writing prompts. Designed to extend students’ understanding of Ray Bradbury’s iconic short story, these tasks encourage thoughtful exploration of time travel, responsibility, and the butterfly effect.
These prompts allow students to delve deeper into the story’s moral questions and alternative outcomes, making them ideal for starters, extension tasks, homework assignments, and cover lessons.
This download includes:
★ A complete list of 10 creative writing prompts
★ Individual handouts for each prompt, allowing students to develop their creative responses directly on the worksheet
Sample Prompts:
➤ Write an alternative ending to the story. What happens if Eckels hadn’t stepped off the path, but something else went wrong instead?
➤ Create a character profile for a modern-day time-travel guide. What rules would they follow, and how would they react to a traveller like Eckels?
With a range of open-ended prompts, students can select a task that suits their interests and abilities, or teachers can assign them strategically for differentiation.
Perfect for:
✔ Creative writing tasks
✔ Homework assignments
✔ Cover lessons
✔ Thematic exploration & discussion
Download now to spark creativity and deepen students’ understanding of A Sound of Thunder!
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