The Landlady by Roald Dahl Post-Reading Creative Writing Prompts

Enhance your study of “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl with these stimulating and thought-provoking creative writing prompts. Tailored for classroom engagement, these prompts serve as excellent tools for homework assignments, writing assessments, extension tasks, cover lessons, and filler activities. With a variety of prompts, they will ignite your students’ imagination and deepen their understanding of the themes and characters in Dahl’s eerie short story. From analysing the unsettling behaviour of the landlady to exploring the story’s suspenseful atmosphere and unexpected twists, these prompts foster critical thinking and encourage creative expression.

This resource is ideal for English classrooms, offering a range of prompts that cater to different levels of ability, ensuring that students remain engaged and challenged throughout their exploration of “The Landlady.”

The download includes the following:
★ A list of all 10 prompts for “The Landlady”
★ Individual handouts for each prompt on which students can write or plan their creative pieces.

Some examples of the prompts are:
➤ Write a sequel that follows Billy as he tries to escape the bed and breakfast.
➤ Rewrite the story from the perspective of the landlady, explaining her motivations and thoughts as she goes about her plan.