find a structure that just works
take a story, slap it in the back of your head and you'll always have something to go off of in times of crisis
just remember that pletri dolisal (the exemplar 0/48 naplan text) exists, having your characters be flat or a loose story is nothing compared to a garbled mess
if your teacher talks about something in class, make sure to try and use it in your writing, stitch together the examples in a way that coexists without tearing each other to shreds
trying to sound more profound and deep than you really are in your writing usually works, you don't have to make the story long. go full goth mode for just an hour. be on the same shit that burialgoods smornks every day. think about your weekend, some incredibly embarrassing moment that happened 10 years ago, or the last shitpost you've seen if you can't come up with anything else, i'm sure the grinch's ultimatum is an acceptable topic
taking a prompt literally may make you feel really shitty inside, but your teacher could not be bothered less about how you interpret the prompt
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