1-MINUTE PROMPT:
What does it mean to soar through the sky or flap your wings through an intense gust of wind? Write a page for a children’s book about the imagined experience of flying.
5-MINUTE PROMPT:
Folklore is a tradition that uses fictional stories to explain something about the world. Write a short folk tale that explains how birds got their wings. Include a detailed description of bird feathers somewhere in your tale.
10-MINUTE PROMPT:
Only those with wings can exist in the Air Realm. Dragons, witches, angels, and fairies all consort in this fantastical place. For the most part, everyone gets along fine here, but occasionally there’s a kerfuffle—and, unfortunately, kerfuffles can lead to war. Write about the rising tension between inhabitants of the Air Realm as war approaches.
20-MINUTE PROMPT:
Hey, you can fly! Pretty cool, man. A magazine has asked you to write a “How To” about your aerial ability. Write a short introduction to the instructional, then the steps that describe how a person can achieve liftoff.