Below is a collection of fun and engaging English assignments for high school and college teachers to pilfer. I would be honored if you did. Tweat the assignment(s) in any ways that work for you and your students.
Create an advertisement for a book you have read and love
Write a letter to a friend you graduated with
Dialogue between you and one of your character flaws, a la Franklin and the Gout
Write cynical definitions a la Ambrose Bierce
Write a letter of complaint and mail it
Communing with nature: write an epiphany you experienced while enjoying nature