This is a follow-up to my earlier post.
I won’t go as far to call it a breakthrough, but never have I attempted to get my students to write a narrative using heartbreakingly simple words. I have always tried to infuse vocab words into my lessons and gotten them to internalise them as part of their repertoire. But time is running out, and I have come to the realization that bombastic words do not an engaging essay make.
Some of the most profound things I have read are stringed together by the simplest words.
Anyway, so I penned sentences like this:
I was doomed. My heart sank.
To illustrate my point, I gotta tell my students that writing is like boxing. 🥊 You gotta find the right moment to land the impactful emotional punch.
And this was my conclusion:
This incident taught me the importance of sheer resolve. Since I never wavered in my determination, I could apply problem-solving skills to secure a pass. If I never gave up, there was no problem I could not solve. I was delighted to have become more resilient.
I would tell them that writing the ending is like playing Street Fighter. Launching the Hadouken (Wave Motion Fist) - a series of energy blasts - in quick succession. Boxing the exam monster to death. Impressing the examiners with a string of solid punches.
I can’t wait for my lesson next Monday haha