412+ ‘Communication’ Writing Prompts
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Champion of Change
Pen a speech you would give if you were an important leader or an activist trying to make a positive…
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Festival Melting Pot
Describe a traditional festival or celebration from your culture you would want to share with your classmates.
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The Secret Language of Fairies
Imagine you have been taught the secret language of fairies. Describe what it sounds like, what you can communicate and…
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Unwritten Letters
Write a letter to your lost loved one expressing all the thoughts and emotions that have come to you since…
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Descend with the Leviathan
Construct a tale about a character who has the power to communicate with legendary sea creatures, and how this ability…
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The Day in the Life of My Pet
Write a tale from the perspective of your pet, detailing what they do in a regular day.
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Befriending a Talking Animal
What if you met a talking animal in your dreams? What would you talk about?
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Teacher’s Pet
Let’s imagine you are a teacher for a day. What would you teach your classmates and how?
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Dance of the Fairy Sprite
Weave a tale in verse about a fairy sprite whose every move translates into poetry.
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Fabled Transformation
Write a fairy tale in verse about a vain noble, who is transformed into an unsightly creature and can only…
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Negotiating a Business Deal
Imagine you are the owner of a company and draft a business letter to a potential partner, proposing a business…
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Connecting with a Celebrity
Write a formal letter to a public figure or celebrity you admire, asking them to speak at your school.
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Letter to Corporate
Compose a business letter to a corporation regarding a product or service they offer that you’d like to see changed…
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Intergalactic Amorous Affair
Compose a narrative from the perspective of a sentient alien observing or participating in Valentine’s Day for the first time.
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Befriending the Alien
Write about a mediating human character establishing a relationship with a newly discovered alien species.
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Environmental Diplomacy
Imagine a UN conference on Earth Day where world leaders are discussing global environmental issues. Write a speech you would…
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The Northern Light Show
Imagine the story behind the beautiful display of Northern Lights in a Winter Wonderland.
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Painting Winter with Words
Describe a day in the middle of winter without using any adjectives. Locate beauty and meaning inside the harsh austerity…
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Jellyfish Overlords
What would society look like if the dominating species wasn’t humans but jellyfish?
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Laughing Leprechaun’s Lyre
Pen a tale about a leprechaun who can only speak with his magical lyre. His melodies create visible, colorful words.
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Expressing Emotions
Describe a time when you found it difficult to express your feelings to someone you cared about.
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Love Letters from the Frontline
Write a series of love letters sent between a soldier and their significant other during wartime.
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Spectral Relationships
Reflect on a relationship in your life that feels akin to a ghost – present but not fully tangible.
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Forgotten Languages
Imagine a character who could communicate with non-humans (plants, inanimate objects, the elements etc.), and describe their typical day.
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The Silent Knight
Imagine a quiet, introverted knight who communicates only through signs and symbols and eventually saves the kingdom.
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Diving Deep into Language
Imagine creating a new language for an underwater civilization that includes non-auditory forms of communication.
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Ghoul Anthropology
Create a narrative that explores the classes, behaviour patterns, and society structures of zombies.
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Haunted House Rules
A family moving into a haunted house must negotiate certain rules with the resident ghosts.
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5 Love Languages
Identify your primary love language and describe how this influences your relationships.
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Fall Back, Spring Forward
Write about two twins living in different time zones – one where daylight saving time is observed, and one where…
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Epistolary Experiment
Craft a story told entirely through letters, diary entries, or other forms of indirect communication.
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Postcard from a Foreign Land
Pretend you’re studying abroad in a country of your choice. Write a postcard to your family back home.
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Beyond Language Barriers
Narrate an instance where you had a meaningful connection with someone who spoke a different language during your travels.
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Last Stand in a Library
As the apocalypse ravages outside, you discover relative safety in an old library jam-packed with both knowledge and danger.
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Empathy in Legalese
Write a legal opinion that is packed with jargon, then rewrite it with empathy in a way a layperson would…
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Prehistoric Rock Art
Write a short story centered around the discovery of a new form of cave art by early humans during the…
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The Lost Tourist
You’re lost in a foreign city with no means of communication or navigation, and someone is following you.
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My Animal Whisperer Experience
If you could talk to animals for a day, what would you ask them and what do you think they…
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The Giving Tree
Imagine if the trees could talk. Pick a tree in fall and write a conversation you’d have with it.
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Rescheduled Time Zones
Write a story where a couple is grappling with the challenges of living in two different time zones.
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Overwhelming Silence
Create a story set in a world where all sound suddenly disappears, and convey how your characters navigate through this…
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Aurora Translations
Create a fictional tale about a tribe that has a unique language based on the Northern Lights.
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The Future of Literacy Skills
Imagine how improved literacy skills through prompt writing can benefit your future.
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Meeting of Two Worlds
Write a story about the first encounter between Europeans and indigenous people of the New World.
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Technological Dependency
In a near-future world, humans have become so reliant on technology that they can no longer perform basic tasks without…
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Ghost Words
Construct an epistolary short story where letters from the past mysteriously appear in the present.
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If Animals Could Talk
Write a conversation that you would have with your pet or favorite animal if they could talk.
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The Last Day Online
Imagine one day you wake up and find out that all the internet services have been permanently shut down. How…
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Digital Identity Definition
Write about how you perceive your digital identity and how it differs from your physical life.
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Consequences of Comma Misuse
Write a story where misplacing commas make the situations hilariously wrong.
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Messages in a Bottle Across Universes
Write a story based on the concept of messages being sent back and forth between our universe and a parallel…
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Lost Civilization
Write about an expedition that finds an unknown civilization in a remote part of the world.
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The Letters of Love
Create a series of handwritten love letters between two characters who have never met, their only communication being through these…
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Underwater Hellscape
A deep-sea exploration team becomes trapped at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, with communication and escape routes disabled.
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Unexpected Alliance
Write a story where two or more superheroes from different universes have to team up to stop a common enemy.
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New Era Sidekick
Write a story about being a sidekick to a well-known superhero in today’s modern age.
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Behind The Speeches
Imagine you are a speechwriter for a Civil Rights leader. Detail the process of drafting one of their speeches.
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Symbols of St. Patrick: The Shamrock
Write a story where Shamrocks come to life and explain the concept of The Holy Trinity to a group of…
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Forgotten Colony
Spin a tale around a colony that has been mysteriously forgotten by its mother planet.
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Letter to my Grown-Up Self
Your inner child writes a letter to your future adult self, what does they say?
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Alien Encounter
Imagine that you encounter alien life during an exploration of a distant planet. Write about your communication and interactions.
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First Contact
Create a dialogue between a human astronaut and an alien life form meeting for the first time.
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Star-crossed Interstellar Love
Write a love story between two characters living in different galaxies.
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Lost in Translation
Write about a time when a language barrier created a hilarious misunderstanding.
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Code of Silence
The protagonist has been chosen to join an ancient secret society only to discover that each member takes a vow…
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Plant Communication
Research the ways plants communicate with each other and write a fictionalized account of a ‘conversation’ between two plants.
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Alien Encounter
You are the first person to make contact with an alien species. How do you communicate with them?
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Message from Mars
You’ve discovered a hidden message from Mars. What does it say and how does your character respond to it?
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Language of Petals
Explore the Victorian “language of flowers” tradition whereby certain flowers symbolized specific sentiments.
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The New Currency: Emoticons
In this imaginary society, emoticons replace all forms of currency, dictating socioeconomic status and accessibility.
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Santa’s Pen Pal
Imagine Santa Claus receiving a letter from a child that is not like any other he has ever received. What…
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Standing Ovation for Love
Write about a dashing stage actor falling in love with a woman who is deaf.
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Missed Love Letters
Write about a series of love letters that never reached the beloved and how it changed their lives.
