Essays were always probably the hardest things that I had to write in high school. The hardest part is getting motivated. As a high school student, I didn't want to write about a topic that my teacher was not going to be interested in because I thought I would get a bad grade. It was hard to get started because I didn't have the first thing I needed, a topic.
The ideas that she gives in this chapter are, again, very simple and easy ways to get students started. By making them find things in a newspaper they are interested in, they always have a back-up to write about.
Also, by giving students a chance to write about things they are passionate about they are able to put a lot of work into the essay without dreading it. It is an awesome idea and I will probably find a way to incorporate this plan into all of my classrooms.
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