What Makes You Mad? By: Mrs. Hall

Kathy and Grace write and illustrate emotions that move them...

We teach a lot of... "Writers write what they know".  I say this a lot.  A writer can't possibly write what they know nothing about, though some try, it doesn't quite resonate with the reader when this is attempted.  So we know that writer's must write about what they KNOW a lot about, BUT have you ever thought about what makes you mad?  What makes you feel content?  What moves you to feel gracious?  Or inspired?  Or annoyed? 

...emotions move us. Emotions challenge us as writers, and when kids begin writing about what moves them to emotion, we get pieces of substance.  We get a writer's voice...  Today we brainstormed what gets to us.... So before you write, think about what really moves you.  Write about it.

...even better... do something about it...