1-MINUTE PROMPT:
Who needs all twenty-six letters when three will do you just fine? Take a stab at writing a few sentences using only words that begin with the letters N, U, and I.
5-MINUTE PROMPT:
T Is for Tabloid is the title of your new satirical kids’ book for adults based on the letters of the alphabet. What irreverent, scandalous, or sensational things do the other letters stand for?
10-MINUTE PROMPT:
What does unity mean to you? Write a five-line poem with the letters U, N, I, T, and Y within each line so that the word UNITY can be read on the vertical axis of the piece. Don’t feel that this poem has to be flush left. Instead, play around with its shape on the page.
20-MINUTE PROMPT:
Spend 2 minutes freewriting about anything that comes into your mind. Don’t worry if it’s interesting or even makes a lot of sense. When finished, go back through the writing and edit it to remove all the Rs, Ns, Is, Ss, and Ys. Write a scene where a character walks past a cordoned-off crime scene and finds a note with this strange altered text. What does this person do next?