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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!
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 – future
10 -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 +[[image:mind map.png||width=250]]
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**
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.”//
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48 -1. Why? _______________________________________________
49 -2. Why? _______________________________________________
50 -3. Why? _______________________________________________
51 -4. Why is it a problem? ____________________________________
52 -5. Why is it important? ____________________________________ {{/exercise}}
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59 +{{/exercise}}
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