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... ... @@ -1,43 +1,49 @@ 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}} 1 +{{info}} 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! 5 +{{/info}} 4 4 5 5 **1. Mind Map – Organize Your Thoughts** 6 6 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 -Sometimes it helps to think from different points of view. 14 - What would other people say about this topic? 15 -A student: “I can earn my own money.” 16 -A teacher: “It’s hard to focus on schoolwork.” 17 -A parent: “It teaches responsibility.” 18 - 19 -**3. The “If…” Trick – Use Your Imagination** 20 -Creative questions can bring new ideas! 21 - Example: 22 -• If you had a part-time job, what would it be? 23 -• If nobody worked during school, what would change? 24 - 25 -**4. Take one possible argument and ask “Why?” five times.** 26 -Example: Fast food should be banned in schools. 27 -1. Why? It’s unhealthy. 28 -2. Why? Too much sugar/fat. 29 -3. Why? Doesn’t keep you satisfied. 30 -4. Why is that a problem? Leads to obesity. 31 -5. Why is that important? Affects concentration and school performance. 32 - 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. 13 + 14 +**2. Think in Roles – Different Perspectives** 15 + 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.” 21 + 22 +**3. The “If…” Trick – Use Your Imagination** 23 + 24 +Creative questions can bring new ideas! 25 +Example: 26 +If you had a part-time job, what would it be? 27 +If nobody worked during school, what would change? 28 + 29 +**4. Take one possible argument and ask “Why?” five times.** 30 + 31 +Example: Fast food should be banned in schools. 32 +1. Why? It’s unhealthy. 33 +1. Why? Too much sugar/fat. 34 +1. Why? Doesn’t keep you satisfied. 35 +1. Why is that a problem? Leads to obesity. 36 +1. Why is that important? Affects concentration and school performance. 37 + 33 33 **5. “SPECS” to find different arguments** 34 -o Social – how does it affect people and relationships? 35 -o Political – how do governments / laws react? 36 -o Economic – what about costs, jobs, money? 37 -o Cultural – traditions, values, identity? 38 -o Scientific / Environmental – technology, research, planet? 39 -Handy sentence to remember: Strong People Explore Creative Solutions 40 40 40 +Social – how does it affect people and relationships? 41 +Political – how do governments / laws react? 42 +Economic – what about costs, jobs, money? 43 +Cultural – traditions, values, identity? 44 +Scientific / Environmental – technology, research, planet? 45 +Handy sentence to remember: Strong People Explore Creative Solutions 46 + 41 41 {{exercise id="Brainstorming" source="AG Englisch"}} 42 42 //Use the Why?-method and brainstorm “Discuss if table football should be placed in general areas of schools.”// 43 43