When advising my students about finding topics for their Slices of Life, I usually have one suggestion and one warning. I warn them not to write about having nothing to write about, because otherwise that's all they would ever write on most days!
Which brings me to the trick I like to pass along: think about your day and find something that stands out a little, whether it's for good or bad or because it reminded you of something else, or made you laugh, or made you cry, and then start writing about that, like so,
5:30 A.M. comes even earlier than usual on the first day after spring break...
Which brings me to the trick I like to pass along: think about your day and find something that stands out a little, whether it's for good or bad or because it reminded you of something else, or made you laugh, or made you cry, and then start writing about that, like so,
5:30 A.M. comes even earlier than usual on the first day after spring break...
I am longing for spring break! I've been trying to restrain my jealousy as post after post mentions break! We still have three weeks to go! I do like your trick for slice topics though. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI am longing for spring break! I've been trying to restrain my jealousy as post after post mentions break! We still have three weeks to go! I do like your trick for slice topics though. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis is great advice. I have third graders and a couple of them have resorted to writing about not having anything to write about. They are young but I didn't give them this very simple advice...I certainly will next year.
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