This document provides writing prompts for a 9th grade English composition assignment due on May 6th, 2017. Students are asked to choose between writing a 100-word letter in response to a letter from a pen pal, or beginning a story with the phrase "Can you help me? My English teacher asked us to write about different books." For the story option, students are prompted to share their favorite book, what it is about, and their opinion of it.