1-MINUTE PROMPT:
Find something that you can count only one of in your immediate surroundings. Write the first page of a children’s picture book that uses this singular thing to teach kids about the number one.
5-MINUTE PROMPT:
Find a pair of identical things in your surroundings. Compose a classified “For Sale” ad trying to sell this pair. Try to pinpoint their best qualities to entice a buyer.
10-MINUTE PROMPT:
Find three things in your environment that look alike. Mention them in a short essay you write about the significance of the number three. Whether you approach this from a mathematical, mystical, visual, or other point of view, see if you can include other well-known trios in this essay.
20-MINUTE PROMPT:
Find four things nearby that appear to be identical to one another on first glance but are actually quite unique in their own ways (such as four petals on a flower, or four hairs on a cat). Do some freestyle writing about these things starting with the subtle differences between each one. Then take that writing and create a work that contains four parts or paragraphs of prose.