Quick Write: What is the importance of language? Is reading valuable? Is writing valuable? Why? What are your meaningful experiences with reading or writing?

#WhyIWrite In 140 characters or less, describe why you write or why you read Be: Creative Concise Clear

#whyIwrite Then . . . Develop into a narrative In at least 300 words, describe why writing (or reading) is important to you. Why do you think reading/writing is valuable? What memorable experiences do you have with reading or writing?

How to write . . . Be stylistically interesting. Consider: Anaphora: I write because I’m told to. I write because I need to. I write because it keeps me alive. Figurative language: What is writing like? Writing is like a prisonbreak Vary sentences Vary paragraph length