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Every year in the first week of my English class, some students inform me that writing is too hard. They never write, unless homework requires it. They find the writing process painful and difficult.
How awful it is to be able to speak in a language but not ________, especially English, with its rich
vocabulary. Being able to speak but not write is like living in a large house but never leaving one small
room. When I meet students who think they can't write, I know as a teacher my duty is to show them the
rest of the rooms. My task is to build fluency and accuracy while providing the opportunity in any writing
activity to enrich the moral and emotional development of my students. One great way to do this is by
having students write in a journal in class every day.
Writing ability is like strength training. Writing needs to be done daily, just like exercise; just as muscles grow stronger with exercise, writing skills improve quickly with daily practice. I often see a rise in
students' confidence after only a few weeks of journal writing.
Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole students. When my students practice journal writing, they are practicing for their future professional lives. They
build skills so that some day they might write a great novel, a piece of news, or the perfect love letter.
1. What is the author's purpose of writing the passage? (no more than 15 words)
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2. What is the skill the author teach to improve as one of all students' abilities? (no more than 8 words)
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3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)
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4. List at least three advantages students benefit from the journal writing according to the text. (no more
than 10 words)
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5. What does the word "it" (Line 3, Paragraph 1) probably refer to? (no more than 2 words)
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