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This I Believe – Student Essays

Lesson 30
Descriptive
Writing Process Narrative Essay
Essay

Common
Exemplification
Personal Essay Writing
Essay
Mistakes
Writer’s Prompt:

Do you believe “Love conquers all”?


Why or why not?
Assignment
• “This I Believe” personal essay
Handouts
This I Believe
• William Wissemann
• “Accomplishing Big Things in Small Pieces”
Believe in the Lyrics
Don Williams “I Believe in You”
Whitney Houston
“The Greatest Love of All”
Josh Grogan “If You Believe”
Frank Sinatra “I Believe”
In Class Exercise
• In groups of 1, 2 or 3 brainstorm the names of
at least two other songs whose main subject is
the idea of belief or believing in something.
This I Believe
• Laura Hall
• “From Hip Hop Comes Hope”
This I Believe
• Wayne Coyne
• “Creating Our Own Happiness”
Charlie Brown Handout
• Charlie Brown from the comic strip “Peanuts”
by Charles Schulz has an interesting
perspective on life…
Be Cool to the Pizza Delivery Dude

Sarah Adams - Port Orchard, Washington

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