Minutes a day n e w y o r k

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How I have 
been influenced 
by my English 
teacher
personal 
philosophy
reading 
choices
strength 
in dealing 
with difficult 
issues
discipline
learned 
life lessons 
from assigned 
reading
not afraid 
to assign 
tough 
material
push 
yourself past 
what you 
think you are 
capable of
use words 
and action 
to show others 
who you 
really are
makes us 
ask and answer 
the hard 
questions
at least 
30 minutes 
of reading 
a day
5 minutes 
of writing 
a day
found 
positives 
in battle 
with cancer
Example of a Concept Map
This student came up with four main branches of ideas—discipline, reading choices, personal philosophy, and
strength in dealing with difficult issues. The map shows how one idea led to another and how ideas are related
to one another. That’s an advantage of this technique: You can see immediately where your ideas lie. Clearly,
this student has much to say about discipline as it related to his teacher’s influence on him.
For the next assignment, notice how the resulting map differs from the previous example.
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Outlining is another important essay-planning tool, but it is not a brainstorming technique. Outlining is an orga-
nizational technique that helps in planning an essay after ideas have been generated through brainstorming.
You’ll learn more about outlining in Lesson 6.