Resource: Tons of Emotion Prompts
Not sure how your character is feeling? Not to worry, fret, or flounder. Below you’ll find 50 emotion prompts, and another 50 in the download at the bottom of this article. Use these prompts when you’re doing an exercise like “Same Lines, Different Meanings”; when your students need a descriptive word for their writing beyond happy, sad, or angry; or when you want your students to amp up the emotional arc of a scene.
- Joyful
- Thrilled
- Excited
- Ecstatic
- Enthusiastic
- Giddy
- Hopeful
- Silly
- Confident
- Proud
- Affectionate
- Compassionate
- Amused
- Courageous
- Peaceful
- Heroic
- Triumphant
- Determined
- Overjoyed
- Miserable
- Despairing
- Lonely
- Despondent
- Depressed
- Overwhelmed
- Rejected
- Secretive
- Regretful
- Ashamed
- Disappointed
- Awkward
- Grieving
- Dejected
- Hysterical
- Worried
- Panicked
- Furious
- Enraged
- Cranky
- Irritable
- Embarrassed
- Humiliated
- Offended
- Stressed
- Guilty
- Resentful
- Hostile
- Contemptuous
- Indignant
- Terrified
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Scene Spurs - Writing Prompts for Dramatic Depth
by Lindsay Price
Scene Spurs is a collection of photo-based writing prompts developed by playwright Lindsay Price. The set includes 35 different Spurs along with an instruction guide to integrate them into your drama classroom.
Scene Spurs: Writing Prompts for Dramatic Depth Volume Two
by Lindsay Price
35 more photo-based writing prompts developed by playwright Lindsay Price. Includes an instruction guide and tips to integrate them into a distance learning curriculum.