Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Writing Prompt — Teacher

Who is your character's favorite teacher? Or, who was his worst? What lessons has that teacher taught your character beyond the classroom? Is this teacher still present in your character's life? Perhaps he has a chance encounter with this teacher after many years have passed. Or perhaps your character is in this teacher's classroom now, as a child or even an adult learner. What are the dynamics like between your character and the teacher? Does your character live in fear or want of impressing this person? Is he at the top of the class, or does he struggle to grasp the lessons of the classroom?

Imagine this teacher has been away for whatever amount of time and now returns either to your character's delight or dismay. Has this teacher returned to teach your character a new life lesson? Is this teacher not the person who your character remembered? Does he twist the plot and disrupt your character's life? Play with the ways this teacher affects your character, both emotionally and situationally.

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