I really loved how she used her own essay that she wrote in class. Not only did they use things such as crayons, which most high schoolers havent used since the 2nd grade, but she also made a couple good points to them: that essays can be something your actually interested about, and that sometimes you dont realize your thesis till the end, exploring the idea, which is exactly what she did. off topic, i liked her essay about dressing profesional. I never realized, but i agree. the teachers that did not seem put together (clothing wise) I hardly wanted to give respect to at all.
I thought using the newspaper as a resource was a great idea also as to pick out a topic that interests them/ have "intrinsic value", which is so important for a paper, without being too overwhelmed with just "picking a topic". Using the editorials as an exampl i thought was really interesting also, definetly urging students to read the newspaper more and what they can get out of tools they already have.
The prompts from the NAEP were very intersting and are definetly things i would use to encourage enjoyment of writing.
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Crayons! Yes.
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