1. Quick Write:
What is the importance of language? Is reading valuable? Is writing valuable? Why? What are your meaningful experiences with reading or writing?

2. #WhyIWrite
In 140 characters or less, describe why you write or why you read
Be:
Creative
Concise
Clear

3. #whyIwrite Then . . . Develop into a narrative
In at least 300 words, describe why writing (or reading) is important to you. Why do you think reading/writing is valuable? What memorable experiences do you have with reading or writing?

4. How to write . . . Be stylistically interesting. Consider:
Anaphora: I write because I’m told to. I write because I need to. I write because it keeps me alive.
Figurative language: What is writing like?
Writing is like a prisonbreak
Vary sentences
Vary paragraph length