Thought Research
What shall we write? Hmmm, that is a good question. Well, what do we know? Well, I know about lots of things. Important things, silly things. Things I want to share, things I want to forget.
Before you write anything, anything at all, it is the responsibility of the writer to think, create, organize and research information to make whatever you are writing yours and alive with your ideas, thoughts, and emotions. For this, you need to know what you are going to write about before you write. Take time and give respect to your ideas so you can make them alive with your words.
Always try to write something from your own angle. What does that mean? If you have an assignment to write about butterflies, some of you might think this is boring. But how do you make it more interesting? What is the weirdest, grossest, coolest thing you can discover about butterflies because your teacher always likes facts. Research to find just a couple of weird things and include them in your writing.
Always try to research the environment of your writing, your surroundings, or the surroundings of what you are writing. If you are writing about people camping, what is the weather? What season is it? Can you see lots of colors of green from the trees or blue from the lake? Can you feel the rain on your tent? Can you hear the birds squawking overhead? Can you smell the campfire? Taste the s'mores? Use your senses to help tell your story. Those senses are yours; and this is the way you experience life around you like no one else. Research your environment by using your senses. Respect your feelings, emotions, and senses to make your writing rich.
Ideas may just fall out of your head and onto the paper but are all ideas worth writing? To figure this out, you need to research your idea. How many other people have written about your idea, or is it purely something from your imagination? You might think that your idea came directly from your imagination, that this is the first time anyone, ever, has thought about this. Well, maybe, but, maybe not.
Before you write, you need to check. Perhaps your imagination was influenced by the movie you watched last week with your family. Perhaps your imagination is influenced by the television show you watched last night or a book you read this morning. Try to discover what has inspired your ideas and where they came from and why it is such a good idea to write about. We are all inspired by things around us, but we should never directly copy someone else's idea.
Plagiarism (pla·gia·rism): the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. Be careful to use your thoughts and words to write your own stories because copying someone else's writing might
get you into lots of trouble. If you like the way, someone has written a phrase. Think about how you would write about that idea and make sure you use your own words. There are lots of books, stories, movies, and programs that can inspire you. You may be inspired, but use your own amazing words to inspire others.
I know, I know, some of you only write a story because your teacher asked you to, or worse, yet, TOLD you to. Ugh! However, you do not just want to write anything and put your name on the page. You should want to write something well written, a little mystery, a little drama, and lots of fun. Well, it is not all that hard. I promise!
To write something interesting, do some thought research. Think about something interesting. What do you find interesting? The best writing comes from writers who are interested in what they are writing. You can use your imagination, backed by facts that are researched, and play with your ideas until they are organized and can be neatly put together to tell a story, make a point, teach a lesson, or all of those things.
Before you write anything, anything at all, it is the responsibility of the writer to think, create, organize and research information to make whatever you are writing yours and alive with your ideas, thoughts, and emotions. For this, you need to know what you are going to write about before you write. Take time and give respect to your ideas so you can make them alive with your words.
Always try to write something from your own angle. What does that mean? If you have an assignment to write about butterflies, some of you might think this is boring. But how do you make it more interesting? What is the weirdest, grossest, coolest thing you can discover about butterflies because your teacher always likes facts. Research to find just a couple of weird things and include them in your writing.
Always try to research the environment of your writing, your surroundings, or the surroundings of what you are writing. If you are writing about people camping, what is the weather? What season is it? Can you see lots of colors of green from the trees or blue from the lake? Can you feel the rain on your tent? Can you hear the birds squawking overhead? Can you smell the campfire? Taste the s'mores? Use your senses to help tell your story. Those senses are yours; and this is the way you experience life around you like no one else. Research your environment by using your senses. Respect your feelings, emotions, and senses to make your writing rich.
Ideas may just fall out of your head and onto the paper but are all ideas worth writing? To figure this out, you need to research your idea. How many other people have written about your idea, or is it purely something from your imagination? You might think that your idea came directly from your imagination, that this is the first time anyone, ever, has thought about this. Well, maybe, but, maybe not.
Before you write, you need to check. Perhaps your imagination was influenced by the movie you watched last week with your family. Perhaps your imagination is influenced by the television show you watched last night or a book you read this morning. Try to discover what has inspired your ideas and where they came from and why it is such a good idea to write about. We are all inspired by things around us, but we should never directly copy someone else's idea.
Plagiarism (pla·gia·rism): the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. Be careful to use your thoughts and words to write your own stories because copying someone else's writing might
get you into lots of trouble. If you like the way, someone has written a phrase. Think about how you would write about that idea and make sure you use your own words. There are lots of books, stories, movies, and programs that can inspire you. You may be inspired, but use your own amazing words to inspire others.
I know, I know, some of you only write a story because your teacher asked you to, or worse, yet, TOLD you to. Ugh! However, you do not just want to write anything and put your name on the page. You should want to write something well written, a little mystery, a little drama, and lots of fun. Well, it is not all that hard. I promise!
To write something interesting, do some thought research. Think about something interesting. What do you find interesting? The best writing comes from writers who are interested in what they are writing. You can use your imagination, backed by facts that are researched, and play with your ideas until they are organized and can be neatly put together to tell a story, make a point, teach a lesson, or all of those things.
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