Writing Prompt: Bear Talk

Stimulate your imagination and flex your writing muscles with a writing prompt! Take a minute to observe the contents of the picture below. When you're done, write a story fragment of 200 to 300 words.


Walking through the woods past lunchtime, you chance upon two grizzlies who appear engaged in an argument.

Take note of the body language and positions of these two characters. You can tackle this prompt in one of two ways:

• The bears are talking in a language you understand. What are they arguing about? How does the argument end?
• The bears are communicating with grunt, snarls, and other incomprehensible sounds. Describe, instead, their actions that will reveal the actual nature of their argument. Again, how does the argument end?

Whatever you write as a result of this writing activity might lead to your next great story! Have fun writing!

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