Nigerian Writing Prompts & Story Ideas
Paginepagineapp.comLet’s write! Twenty composition and story prompts drawn from Nigerian life — for Primary and JSS pupils, at home or in class.
1. Describe a busy market day in your town.
2. Write a letter to your grandmother telling her about your new class.
3. My favourite food and how it is cooked.
4. The day the harmattan came: describe the dust, the cold mornings and the dry air.
5. Write a story that begins: “When the first rain fell, …”
6. Describe how your family celebrates Sallah or Christmas.
7. The best day of my holiday.
8. Write about a hero in your community and why you admire them.
9. Retell a folk tale you have heard from an elder.
10. Imagine Tortoise came to your school. What trick would he play?
11. If I were the head boy or head girl of my school…
12. Describe your journey to school in the morning.
13. Write a story about a lost goat that finds its way home.
14. Why should we keep our environment clean?
15. My ambition: what I want to become and why.
16. Write about Independence Day celebrations at your school.
17. A letter to a friend in another state inviting them to visit.
18. The importance of reading books.
19. Describe a wedding or naming ceremony you attended.
20. What Children’s Day means to me.