So I thought I would combine a little of my teacher stuff with my writer stuff. Every Tuesday I am going to post a prompt for creative writers to respond to. The idea is to write on the prompt idea for a full week. Then start on the next one.
Prompt: If you have read the book To Kill a Mockingbird, you will recall the situation I am about to describe. If not, I think I have enough here to make the event clear.
Remember when Atticus was just trying to make Mayella Ewell comfortable in court, and the girl became quite angry because she felt he was insulting her by calling her Miss Mayella? She was certain he was making fun of her because no one ever called her Miss Mayella, and she told the judge she was not going to answer any more questions because he was treating her badly. The judge tried to tell Mayella that this was just Atticus Finch’s way, that he was not making fun of her but was being respectful. She wasn’t buying it.
Your prompt is to write about a kindness misread.
