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2 -Before you start writing an essay, you need ideas.
3 -Brainstorming helps you collect many thoughts before you begin to write.
4 -There are many creative ways to do it – choose the ones that work best for you!
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1 +{{info}} Before you start writing an essay, you need ideas.

2 + Brainstorming helps you collect many thoughts before you begin to write.

3 + There are many creative ways to do it – choose the ones that work best for you! {{/info}}
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7 -**1.Mind Map – Organize Your Thoughts**
5 +**1. Mind Map – Organize Your Thoughts**
8 8  
9 -Write your topic in the middle and draw lines to connect subtopics, like:
10 -💡 school – money – time – stress – experience – future
11 -Add short notes or examples to each subtopic.
12 -This helps you see which ideas belong together.
7 +Write your topic in the middle and draw lines to connect subtopics, like:

8 + 💡 school – money – time – stress – experience – future
9 +Add short notes or examples to each subtopic.

10 + This helps you see which ideas belong together.
11 +
12 +**2. Think in Roles – Different Perspectives**
13 13  
14 -**2. Think in Roles – Different Perspectives**
14 +Sometimes it helps to think from different points of view.

15 + What would other people say about this topic?
16 +A student: “I can earn my own money.”

17 +A teacher: “It’s hard to focus on schoolwork.”

18 +A parent: “It teaches responsibility.”
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20 +**3. The “If…” Trick – Use Your Imagination**
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16 -Sometimes it helps to think from different points of view.
17 -What would other people say about this topic?
18 -A student: “I can earn my own money.”
19 -A teacher: “It’s hard to focus on schoolwork.”
20 -A parent: “It teaches responsibility.”
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22 -**3. The “If…” Trick – Use Your Imagination**
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24 -Creative questions can bring new ideas!
22 +Creative questions can bring new ideas!

25 25  Example:
26 -If you had a part-time job, what would it be?
27 -If nobody worked during school, what would change?
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24 +If you had a part-time job, what would it be?
25 +If nobody worked during school, what would change?
26 +
29 29  **4. Take one possible argument and ask “Why?” five times.**
30 30  
31 31  Example: Fast food should be banned in schools.
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34 34  1. Why? Doesn’t keep you satisfied.
35 35  1. Why is that a problem? Leads to obesity.
36 36  1. Why is that important? Affects concentration and school performance.
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38 38  **5. “SPECS” to find different arguments**
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40 40  Social – how does it affect people and relationships?
41 41  Political – how do governments / laws react?
42 42  Economic – what about costs, jobs, money?
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47 47  {{exercise id="Brainstorming" source="AG Englisch"}}
48 48  //Use the Why?-method and brainstorm “Discuss if table football should be placed in general areas of schools.”//
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50 -1. Why?
51 -2. Why?
52 -3. Why?
53 -4. Why is it a problem?
54 -5. Why is it important?
55 -{{/exercise}}
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47 +1. Why? _______________________________________________
48 +2. Why? _______________________________________________
49 +3. Why? _______________________________________________
50 +4. Why is it a problem? ____________________________________
51 +5. Why is it important? ____________________________________ {{/exercise}}