2.3 Writer's Workshop: Speech: Writer's Notebook 2.2 What do you want to write about?

2.3 Writer's Workshop: Speech

Now you have an opportunity to think about something that you have a strong opinion about. This may take some brainstorming.

Complete the following in your writer's notebook under entry 2.2: What do you want to write about?

1. List some things that occur in your life or in others' lives that bother you, make you angry or that you think should be different.

2. Think about these general categories and create an opinion statement about 3 of them:

School, Family, Technology, Nature, Environment, Government, Consumerism, Health, and Entertainment, Travel, Relationships, Sports

Example: a. Sports: Young athletes should play more than one sport.

3. Look at this list and pick 4 that interest you. Can you pick a primary area of focus?