1-MINUTE PROMPT:
Your stomach rumbles. You’re eager to dive into your takeout dinner. You open one of the containers and find something quite unexpected inside. What is it and how do you react?
5-MINUTE PROMPT:
“Oh Lo Mein, Lo Mein! Wherefore art thou Lo Mein?” Who among us hasn’t fallen head over heels for the sweet convenience of takeout food? Imagine Shakespeare has received his first ever delivery of takeout food. Write a sketch comedy skit of the banter between the famous writer and the delivery person.
10-MINUTE PROMPT:
After a long night of work, a pizza delivery person orders takeout food and discovers that the person delivering his food is . . . himself. How is that possible? What happens next?
20-MINUTE PROMPT:
A notable magazine has hired you to pen an article about the changing culture of takeout food. Choose an angle for the piece, such as the quality or type of food, the way restaurants are gaining or losing new customers, or, perhaps, the use of technology in delivery methods. Include some made-up statistics, quotes, and factoids (or, if you have time, bolster your article with factual research).