how can i make writing lessons more interesting?
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Try to incorporate their experiences with the assignments. And leave competition out of it. Try grading them on length, creativity, simplicity, structure, etc. Some subjects could be scariest, funniest, saddest, best experiences with family, friends, neighbors, and in what area of life that they occurred. Like sports, vacations, camping, swimming, zoo, museums. They could write about thier favorite electronic game, animal, celebrity, colors and numbers, name and so forth.
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I would tell a story, a passage in time, an anecdote which changed my life. Give details, describe as though people can actually visualise it. Put adjectives, move around a bit, mimic (OK not everybody can do that but it calms your nerves at the same time).. Make it very lively, don't use long and big, elaborate sentences and go straight to the point.
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Make it more exciting and fun but make it where student can learn but be amazed at the same time make things fun
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Work hard and try your best, ok? Never give up! Always ask your teacher about things you do not know.  At least you are trying to communicate, and that is a very important step.  Keep trying and your writing will get better.  Trust me, I know.  I used to hate writing, because I did not know if I was making any sense to anyone else or if I was spelling words correctly.  I started writing in a journal every day (a notebook is a good first journal) and my writing got better.  Get an "easy to use" dictionary to help you with words you don't know how to spell or are unsure of how to spell (spell check is the sissy/lazy way out!).  I became an English teacher, so it just goes to show you that "practice makes perfect"!
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good communication through typed word start with a handy little thing called Spell Check\n\nnext lesson: grammar
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make it truly interesting with fun topics..
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One thing you want to do for sure is only use the slides for emphasis of main points. If you read from it or a piece of paper you will put people to sleep. Know your material and tell the story changing the cadence of your voice and looking at your audience. You have a most interesting topic - although it sounds rather broad. What is the relationship you are looking for between the topics you have mentioned? How are you going to hook them together. Find an anecdote if you can that makes the connection. Good luck.
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Be neat when you write.  Use complete sentences.  THINK and show it.  As for study, do it in smaller chunks, like several different times set aside with other activity in between.  Stay at it consistently.
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Write about something that really interests you. That way you will have a lot to write about.\n\nYou could browse through the categories in Answers. Be sure to check the subcategories. This may spark some ideas.\n\nA good subject for you may be "An Ideal World."
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What i do is even though you are so bored and already sleepy you would rather make it an excitement write everything the teacher says and lets see how fast can you write.
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How about writing about the problem of choosing a topic for your composition?  You could discuss how you used this site to help develop a topic and other ways you brainstormed topics...depending on the sense of humor of your teacher, and the specifics of the assignment, might make for a perfectly creative composition.\n\nGood luck.
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Depending on your teacher and how much she/he rewards creativity you could do a really offbeat topic like:\n\n1) How to kill an entire weekend without accomplishing anything\n\n2) How to pick up the cutest girl in school i.e. me (DON'T do this one for a male teacher :)\n\n3) How to appear wide awake at school after staying up til 3AM answering strangers' questions\n\n4) How to answer the telephone (write it like you're talking to a really slow 4 year old - include a diagram of a phone with the main parts labeled - mouthpiece; earpiece; keyboard, etc.)\n\n5) How to get through life on looks alone\n\n6) How to tell stories so people will listen to the end (you could do it on jokes instead of stories)\n\n7) How to write a paper at the last minute without anyone knowing (only if you're brave and you can write this one really, really well)\n\n\nI know you think I'm kidding, but the truth is teachers get the same papers over and over again and if it's well written an offbeat topic can amuse them but make sure you know you're audience.
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The key to writing an essay is inspiration and structure. Assuming you have a topic, gather what information you can about it, allow your mind to explore the boundaries of that information and see what intersts you about it, then write down a list of those things in th eorder that they appear to be connected. Think of how you can interst your reader in that subject, a catchy title and a few words of introduction. Then work your way through each of your main points (depending on essay length there shouldn't be more than three or four) saying something engaging about each. Now think how you can wrap up what you are saying to finish off with a neat ending. For me the ending always referred back to the introduction in some way and included the words of the title. That brings the whole to a satisfactory conclusion in arounded sort of way. You have posed a question for your reader and and answered it. Try to vary your sentence lengths so as not to be too clunky and keep the language simple. Use of long or obscure words may seem clever at first sight but if they are not in common use can look like bragging - and if you get the wrong meaning of them will only make you look silly. Write in a manner that can be easily read aloud without tripping over or hesitation and you should do well. Good luck - essay writing was my favourite.... And remeber to check your spellings!
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what do u want to write about?
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Here's a thought... WRITE YOUR OWN PAPER... It's part of the learning process... Maybe instead of wasting time to find papers, write one... You'd get more out of it...
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Start off by letting your thoughts flow -- Jot down ideas, even if they're just words or fragments of sentences, don't think about sentence structure, just write down a plot and add on and elaborate.  Then piece them together into sentences and paragraphs and elaborate more.  Let a few other people read it, hear what they think, and use their input to further increase the quality of your story.  \n\nI hope this helps.  =]
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Well, it depends on what you mean.  If you are teaching some sort of English class, you could encourage students by giving them choices of genres to write in (let them write any kind of thing  ex: I have seen English teachers do a "Picture Response" project.  You have each child choose their own picture, then they write a short story or poem based on the picture.  This way, they can write the way they like, as it can be any genre).  Also, if your students dislike using computers, you could always lower grades for not using them, or take off points for spelling; then inform them of spell-checks in word processors.  Now, if you are a computers teacher, you could try the new game-like typing programs.  In my experience, they help the students have fum while typing, which I believe helps them learn quicker, and enjoy typing.  I hope that helps you...