High school is both a fun and challenging period in a person's life. As a high school student, you have to balance school work, a social life, as well as extracurriculars, which can create a lot of interesting scenarios. If you looking for inspiration for writing about teen characters, consider utilizing one of the high school-inspired writing prompts below!
To win the soccer season, a teenage soccer player must kill a teammate.
A character gets locked in their high school at night.
A character is caught cheating on the biggest test of the year.
Begin your story with, "School is Torture."
A teenage character sues their high school, because of food poisoning.
Before high school graduation, a character must complete a list of 30 items.
Write from the point of view of a teenage alien attending high school.
A character goes to extreme lengths to become the cheer team captain.
A character skips school. What will they do?
On the night of prom, someone is violently killed.
A teenage character goes to a party and wakes up with no memory.
A high school's cafeteria lunch food comes alive and attacks.
Set your story in a high school bathroom.
A freshman is rumored to be in a relationship with a senior.
A high school lacrosse team will do anything to get back their trophy.
It's a teenager's last day before college starts, what will they do?
A character is told they have powers on their 16th birthday.
A teenage character is mistaken for their twin sibling.
End your story with "I always knew I was better than her."
A character is scolded by a librarian for being too loud.
A character is determined to find a date before a big dance.
Characters compete against each other to see who can get better grades.
A character throws a party, but no one shows up? What happens next?
A character becomes the valedictorian of their class.
A teenager skips class to rob a nearby taco truck.
Set your story completely in a principal's office.
A character's best friend forgets about their birthday.
A character gets trapped in the school's theatre.
Begin your story with, "I swear I didn't mean to cheat."
A teenage character is told they have months to live. What do they do?
Hopefully, these thirty prompts sparked a new idea for you. Teenagers are fun and intelligent, which can provide writers with many plot opportunities. If these prompts inspired you to write a story regarding high school or teen characters, you must create characters adolescents will love. Click on the button below for the 5 best tips for writing characters aged thirteen to eighteen.