Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Creative Nonfiction

Some prompts:

  • My craziest experience in a restaurant or shopping mall
  • The hardest thing I’ve ever done
  • My first encounter with a bully
  • Let’s hear it for my favorite senior citizen.
  • The toys I’ll never give up
  • A friend who moved away
  • I couldn’t believe that my mother volunteered me for that job.
  • Putting my foot in my mouth
  • What if school sports were dropped?
  • Who knows me best?
  • What do I worry about?
  • My muscles were so sore after . . .
  • What do we Americans do well?
  • “Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”
  • I admit it; I enjoy professional wrestling.
  • An unforgettable dream
  • My worst vacation
  • A “visit” to a hospital, doctor’s office, or dentist’s office
  • Coping with brothers and sisters
  • A typical evening at home
  • Morning madness
  • When I was a discipline problem
  • A meaningful gift I’ve given or received
  • We all make mistakes.
  • Why do I deserve the job?
  • My brother (or sister) made me so mad!
  • Hanging out
  • Something this school really needs is . . .
  • Why are soap operas so popular?
  • I take some things too seriously.
  • What do I do to break routine?

  • The next wave of personal communication
  • Greed
  • Alone on a desert island
  • Let’s push alternative sources of energy.
  • ______ is like a boomerang.
  • How it would feel to walk in space
  • ItÂ’s a rule, so it’s right . . . right?
  • What invention would you like to see in your lifetime?
  • Why appearance is not so important
  • How I express myself artistically
  • Is pollution a necessary evil?
  • What different colors mean to me
  • Why are soap operas so popular?
  • I take some things too seriously.
  • How do people who are in constant pain cope?
  • Is this love?
  • Foods I love, foods I hate
  • Tools I’ll need in my intended profession
  • Why are some people so cruel?
  • What animals can teach humans
  • Self-esteem
  • Sometimes, adults seem . . .
  • My dream car
  • The idea hit me like a tornado.
  • My Web site
  • If I were a superhero, I’d be . . .
  • Something this school really needs is . . .
  • What do I do to break routine?

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