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Informational Writing Questions

What if…

  • What if they stopped printing newspapers? Where would people get current events?
  • What if you got to meet someone famous?
  • What if you got to talk with a famous historical figure?
  • What if you lived in one of the coldest cities in the world?
  • What if you experienced an earthquake, tornado, or hurricane?
  • What if you oversaw keeping the internet “safe”?
  • What if you wanted to make your diet healthier?
  • What if you ran a small/large business?
  • What if you wanted to preserve the environment?
  • What if we did not have computers/devices?
  • What if you wanted to/had to learn another language?
  •  What if you were able to visit space?
  • What if you lived in a time before cell phones (or any other technology that was not invented yet)?
  • What if school was not required by law?
  • What if every person in the world had a fixed instead of a growth mindset?
  • What if you were not allowed to watch television?
  • What if the “Civil Rights Movement” did not occur?
  • What if we cancelled summer vacation?
  • What if you grew up in a different town?
  • What if you lived when dinosaurs roamed the earth?
  • What if an alien species landed on earth?
  • What if the sun began to die?
  • What if the car engine was never invented?
  • What if electricity had never been invented?
  • What if the moon got knocked out of Earth's orbit?
  • What if the Civil War never happened?
  • What if the space program never went to the moon?
  • What if the oceans began to dry up?
  • What if a scientist has been successfully cloning humans for years?
  • What if a superpower country decided to invade America?
  • What if the cure for cancer was found, but the government doesn't want us to know?
  • What if you were not allowed on any electronic devices?
  • What if you were born before electricity?
  • What if the Titanic suddenly appeared with all the passengers and crew members onboard?

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