Murray Chpt. 2

"The world is full of details that can ignite writing." pg. 36

How true is that! Everywhere one looks they can something that sparks a certain interest. Writing doesn't always have to a story, but rather writing can be just a brief "spark" of interest. I have found over my short time in the classroom that students who don't like to write often feel that writing often is a drag because they can't write what they want to and often feel confined to the rules the teacher gives. We have to eventually allow our students to break out and do some things on their own and often free writes are a great way of doing this.