English Studies

Writing Prompts
Year 12
Everyone else was laughing.
 Should cameras on drones watch
all public spaces to prevent crime,
or is that a violation of privacy?
A sound I'd never heard
before
 How much control over
your life do you have?
What makes you say that?
I knew how it felt to be an
outsider.
What’s the worst thing about the
internet?
On the other side of that
door
 By age 18, the average person has seen
200,000 acts of violence on the media.
What is it about real life violence that is so
compelling to people?
The last time I saw
him
What causes
racism?
All I have left is this photo.
Does social media represent
individuals authentically?
Explain with examples
At that moment I should
have left.
Would you rather be loved or
respected? Because?
What I should have said
You can save one object before
your house burns down. What is
it? What makes that object
important to you?
Hidden away in the back of a
drawer
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation hires you as
a consultant to determine how best to use $20 billion
to save the world. What’s your plan?
It wasn't really
stealing.
When _______ found
the bottle near the
shoreline, he felt
compelled to read the
note which had been
tucked inside it.
When he opened the tiny
letter postmarked
December 18,
2025,________ finally
understood the meaning
of his recurring dream.
Although _______had
only fifteen minutes of
oxygen left in his tank,
he refused to return to
the ship.
Since I was the last
one to see ________
before he
disappeared, I knew
the police would have
to question me.
When
___________placed
his hand on the
doorknob, a tingling
sensation spread
throughout his body.
I am drowning! I wave my hands in the
air, trying to get someone’s attention,
but no one is around. ‘I am going to
die!’ I scream, under the crashing
waves, my foot caught in a net. All of a
sudden, I see something large and
mysterious swimming towards me…