Arts and Letters Daily  Quotes to make journal prompts

Suggestions for English Language Learners:                   

ESL Ideas      (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional)
(B, I, T) Students write or orally describe in small groups how they feel about the characters they encounter in stories. Beginning students could draw pictures that demonstrate the feelings of the literary characters and students.  See also The Feelings Book by Todd Parr.
(B, I, T) See also More Ideas Than You’ll Ever Use for Book Reports.  Many of these ideas can be adapted for use by English language learners. 
(B) Students create a journal which starts with pictures and words from their first language. 
(I, T) Students keep a written, non-graded journal in which they free-write, and the teacher then responds in writing.