Cohesive Writing: Teaching Informational and Persuasive Writing-- Jago Chapter 2

I really really enjoyed this chapter, mainly for the reason that I absolutely love writing persuasively. Right next to creative writing, persuasive writing is another way i can express myself. My mom has told me before I enjoy persuasive writing only because i am so stubborn and opinionated. I 100% agree with her statement as well. I believe my political, religious, and moral beliefs are a huge part of who I am, as a result, I can use these methods to achieve a great many things with my students. I, number one, will get a great outlook on who each student is individually and at the same time find out what they are most interested in. If a student is like me, and feels very passionate about something then the paper might be the best piece of literature they ever wrote. Most importantly, if that same student enjoyed expressing their opinion, then I just helped a student that might not have enjoyed writing previous, enjoy the powerful expression of literature.
Secondly, i would like to discuss her suggestion of using newspapers to help students with topics for writing. This is great in many ways. One way it helps them with a topic they would be more interested in finding out more about, secondly, it gets kids reading the paper. Current events is very helpful in English as well as History classes. So many lessons can begin or be carried out with the information that exists within newspapers, and getting a student to enjoy reading certain parts of the newspaper would help with their literacy skills.