This is the title of a very powerful book by Janet Wong. I was talking with one of our teachers who does an amazing job of teaching writing and she was sharing her students' poems on being thankful. I love to share too so out came "You Have to Write". What I think is so absolutely wonderful about this book is the way it addresses "voice"."You want it to be good, to make us cry or bust up laughing when the room is quiet".
Students are encouraged to look around and write about what they have seen and what is meaningful to them. In the author's words; "Reach inside. Write about the dark times. Write about the bright times. Take your mind for a walk back to this morning, back to yesterday".
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