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... ... @@ -1,30 +1,31 @@ 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! 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! 4 4 {{/info}} 5 5 6 -**1. Mind Map – Organize Your Thoughts**7 +**1.Mind Map – Organize Your Thoughts** 7 7 8 -Write your topic in the middle and draw lines to connect subtopics, like: 9 - 💡 school – money – time – stress – experience – future10 -Add short notes or examples to each subtopic. 11 - This helps you see which ideas belong together.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. 12 12 13 -**2. Think in Roles – Different Perspectives** 14 +**2. Think in Roles – Different Perspectives** 14 14 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.” 20 - 21 -**3. The “If…” Trick – Use Your Imagination** 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.” 22 22 23 -Creative questions can bring new ideas! 22 +**3. The “If…” Trick – Use Your Imagination** 23 + 24 +Creative questions can bring new ideas! 24 24 Example: 25 -If you had a part-time job, what would it be? 26 -If nobody worked during school, what would change? 27 - 26 +If you had a part-time job, what would it be? 27 +If nobody worked during school, what would change? 28 + 28 28 **4. Take one possible argument and ask “Why?” five times.** 29 29 30 30 Example: Fast food should be banned in schools. ... ... @@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ 33 33 1. Why? Doesn’t keep you satisfied. 34 34 1. Why is that a problem? Leads to obesity. 35 35 1. Why is that important? Affects concentration and school performance. 36 - 37 + 37 37 **5. “SPECS” to find different arguments** 39 + 38 38 Social – how does it affect people and relationships? 39 39 Political – how do governments / laws react? 40 40 Economic – what about costs, jobs, money? ... ... @@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ 44 44 45 45 {{exercise id="Brainstorming" source="AG Englisch"}} 46 46 //Use the Why?-method and brainstorm “Discuss if table football should be placed in general areas of schools.”// 47 - 48 -1. Why? _______________________________________________ 49 -2. Why? _______________________________________________ 50 -3. Why? _______________________________________________ 51 -4. Why is it a problem? ____________________________________ 52 -5. Why is it important? ____________________________________ {{/exercise}} 49 + 50 +1. Why? ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_ 51 +1. Why? ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_ 52 +1. Why? 53 +1. Why is it a problem? 54 +1. Why is it important? 55 +{{/exercise}}