Writing prompts help build the ability to respond to questions, and they help writers get their ideas down. Over the course of time, they build writing fluency and proficiency as well.
Please give serious consideration to the prompt, doing so will highlight connections in the texts we read. Please use all of the time provided -- keep writing even when you think you're out of ideas. Remember, writing is a thinking process; the more you write, the more you think! Although I do not assess daily writing responses for conventions, use them to practice your skills – try to write in complete sentences (avoid fragments, run-ons, and comma-splices) and develop other good habits (e.g., capitalization, punctuation). If you want to challenge yourself, compose compound and complex sentences in your writing prompt.
Writing Prompt: Unexpected Friend or External Expectations
Choose from one of the prompts below and write your thoughts. Please use all of your time.
1. Have you ever made a friend out of someone you initially regarded as an enemy or otherwise looked down on? Describe what you thought about your friend before you knew them and detail what happened that changed your mind.
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2. Describe the expectations others place on you. Do you believe these expectations benefit you or do you resent them and feel they create unnecessary and unwanted pressures? If they benefit you, how? If you don’t feel so good about them, describe why. Do you feel confident you can live up to all the expectations? Do others have expectations you feel uncertain you can fulfill, or which you are uncertain you want to fulfill? What might you choose to do in the absence of external expectations?