How it works
An apple will sit on a desk, and these apple writing prompts use that: a writer can turn it over, smell it and bite it before the first sentence.
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From seed to pie, in steps
Sixteen prompts ask for steps or an explanation, and fourteen carry a checked fact from Wikipedia or the University of Minnesota Extension: blossom comes in spring with the new leaves, the green of the skin turns greenish yellow as an apple ripens, a ripe apple is lifted and twisted, not pulled.
Writing prompts about apples you can hold
Fifteen prompts describe one apple through one sense at a time, three for each sense. Look inside one cut across the middle. Feel one that has spent all day in a coat pocket. Compare the first bite with the last.
- Describe before you bite. The apple looks different afterward.
- In a steps piece, number the steps first and write the sentences second.
Questions and answers
What can I write about apples?
A story: the one apple at the very top of the tree that nobody can reach. An argument: whether a caramel apple still counts as an apple. Or a review of one apple, with stars, as if it were a film.
How does a blossom turn into an apple?
Insects, bees and flies among them, carry pollen between the flowers of different apple trees. An apple tree needs pollen from a different variety to grow fruit, and the fruit matures in late summer or fall.
How many seeds are in an apple?
The core usually has five chambers, though there may be as few as three, and each holds one or two seeds.
Are these apple writing prompts for kids?
Yes. Most need only an apple and a pencil. The cooking prompts ask for steps on paper, with the stove left to a grown-up.