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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!
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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}}
5 5  
6 6  **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.
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**
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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.”
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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21 -**3. The “If…” Trick – Use Your Imagination**
20 +**3. The “If…” Trick – Use Your Imagination**
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23 -Creative questions can bring new ideas!
22 +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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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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28 28  **4. Take one possible argument and ask “Why?” five times.**
29 29  
30 30  Example: Fast food should be banned in schools.