Writing Prompts for “Rocking and Rolling” Remember to use good paragraph form, indent, and skip lines. You need to do some pre-writing on the back of this paper. Your paragraph should have at least 7 complete sentences. Before scientists learned the real causes of earthquakes, storytellers told legends about why earthquakes happen. Write your own legend about why earthquakes happen. A tsunami is on the way, and you are the only one who knows about it. Think about how you could warn people of the tsunami and help them escape the giant wave. Now write about how you saved the day. Many powerful events occur in nature, including earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Think of a powerful natural event that you have seen or have seen pictures of. Now write about the event and its effects. Writing Prompts for “Rocking and Rolling” Remember to use good paragraph form, indent, and skip lines. You need to do some pre-writing on the back of this paper. Your paragraph should have at least 7 complete sentences. Before scientists learned the real causes of earthquakes, storytellers told legends about why earthquakes happen. Write your own legend about why earthquakes happen. A tsunami is on the way, and you are the only one who knows about it. Think about how you could warn people of the tsunami and help them escape the giant wave. Now write about how you saved the day. Many powerful events occur in nature, including earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Think of a powerful natural event that you have seen or have seen pictures of. Now write about the event and its effects.