Picture of the Week

"A picture is worth a 1000 words," so let's start writing in response to this photo!  ​You can just describe what you see, write a fiction or non-fiction story, or journal in response to the images.

Bursa, Turkey Karamel the cat, a stray who took shelter at a school, sits on a desk as pupils do their classwork Photograph: Sergen Sezgin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Describe the image:  Describe what you see in the picture.  Include vocabulary such as cat, desk, students, wall, and books. 

Optional questions to discuss or answer in writing:  Do you have pets? How do you care for your pet? ​ What are the best qualities of your pet?    Would you like a cat to sit on your desk at school?  What is the funniest cat video you have seen?​

Visit the Guardian's Best Photos for more images of the day to describe.

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More Writing Ideas

 
Write about other pictures here...

National Geographic's Photo of the Day

BBC's Day in the News Pictures

The Guardian Picture of the Day

Kodak's Picture of the Day

Nasa's Image of the Day  


Writing Websites

BBC's Get Writing offers many free online writing courses.

Commnet Community College's Guide to Grammar and Writing has quizzes and explanations.

Diana Hacker's "A Writer's Reference" features grammar, writing, and research quizzes.

The Educational Testing Service's TOEFL Writing Topics PDF or HTML.

Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL) contains articles on many writing topics.