Saturday, April 11, 2020
Current Event Essay Topics and How You Can Use Them to Influence Students
Current Event Essay Topics and How You Can Use Them to Influence StudentsIn current event essay topics, I often do something similar to what I described above. I have no doubt about how much students learn from the event topics that they choose to write an essay on. I also know how difficult it is to write an essay without an event theme or topic. I would hate to think that students will come to your class with a draft essay topic and not even try to have a conversation with you, let alone attempt to revise it.Of course, this brings up the question: How can we make sure that students have some input in the essay topic selection process? By using events to spark discussions, students are more likely to be interested in the topic and more likely to want to have a conversation with you. These are just a few tips for you to consider when it comes to using current event essay topics to influence students.One of the reasons why I would suggest using events to write a current event topic is because it can increase the students' interest by showing them that something that they perceive as personal is being written about. When students read it, they are more likely to come back to the class and tell their friends about the event. It might not seem like a big deal, but if you're writing an essay and want to be sure that all students in the class view it as an essay rather than a personal statement, it is probably the best way to go.If you feel that your students are writing on a topic that is too personal, consider offering them the opportunity to insert a link to an event that happened to them that is related to the topic. By linking the essay to an event that the student experienced, the teacher has shown his or her students that the writing is about a specific event rather than an opinion. A popular example would be to tie the assignment back to the band they listened to live.Another thing to keep in mind is that students who encounter an upcoming event that will aff ect their future life, career, or school may be more interested in reading the essay than those who do not experience an event. By adding this event as a current event topic, the instructor is encouraging the students to think about the future and how an event can shape their lives. There is nothing wrong with having your students focus on the past. If there are things that could have been prevented or adjusted, those facts should be part of the current event theme.Last, but not least, I would suggest that you not use a current event topic as a strategy to get students to put the ideas of how they learned and how they feel. This approach gives the impression that they should put the ideas of how they learned and feel into the essay. They should have the opportunity to express how they learned about the topic and how they feel about it.I highly encourage you to make use of events as a way to get students to think and talk about events that are going to influence their future. However , do not abuse this strategy by forcing students to include events in the essay.
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