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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}}
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!
4 +{{/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.
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12 -**2. Think in Roles – Different Perspectives**
8 +Write your topic in the middle and draw lines to connect subtopics, like:
9 +💡 school – money – time – stress – experience – future
10 +Add short notes or examples to each subtopic.
11 +This helps you see which ideas belong together.
13 13  
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.”
13 +**2. Think in Roles – Different Perspectives**
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15 +Sometimes it helps to think from different points of view.
16 +What would other people say about this topic?
17 +A student: “I can earn my own money.”
18 +A teacher: “It’s hard to focus on schoolwork.”
19 +A parent: “It teaches responsibility.”
19 19  
20 -**3. The “If…” Trick – Use Your Imagination**
21 +**3. The “If…” Trick – Use Your Imagination**
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22 -Creative questions can bring new ideas!

23 +Creative questions can bring new ideas!
23 23  Example:
24 -If you had a part-time job, what would it be?
25 -If nobody worked during school, what would change?
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25 +If you had a part-time job, what would it be?
26 +If nobody worked during school, what would change?
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27 27  **4. Take one possible argument and ask “Why?” five times.**
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29 29  Example: Fast food should be banned in schools.