A Week of Prompts

Canada Day Prompts

On July 1st every year Canadians get out all their red and white clothing, flags and barbeque gear in an effort to celebrate what a great country they have. All this fun is of course culminated with an extravagant show of fireworks.

Here are some prompts to help you write about Canada Day:

Day One: What does Canada Day represent to you?

Day Two: How did your family spend Canada Day growing up?

Day Three: Fireworks!

Day Four: What is your favorite Canada Day food?

Day Five: Write about a Canada celebration you have attended.

Day Six: Write about the worst Canada Day you can remember.

Day Seven: Use the following words to write about Canada Day: barbeque, fireworks, family, flags, red paint, music, festivals.

Responses are not meant to be one sentence answers, elaborate on your answers. Meditate, reflect and enjoy. You can find more writing prompts at The Write Prompts blog.

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