1. Talk to a tutor about how I can personalize a topic to make it more interesting. 2. Resign myself to the fact that I have to write. 3. Focus my energy by rehearsing my task in my head. 4. Stretch! If I can’t stand up, stretch as many muscle groups as possible while staying seated. 5. Talk over the subject with a friend or tutor.
I have used particular aspects on a topic that has bored me. Taking a quick break helps. Resting my eyes, and taking a deep breath after getting stuck and stressing about being stuck helps every once in a while. Taking a nap. Rest on it, who knows, maybe the best ideas will come to you in your dreams. Writing my thoughts out, even if they come out grammatically incorrect, I can always leave it marked so I know to come back and fix it on a day that I am rhythmic with my writing. Not starting at the beginning helps. Sometimes getting out that introduction and being organized doesn’t always work for me, so just letting the topic flow without restrictions sometimes help to get my essay out better.
Writer’s Block Remedies Jacob Thomas Cady When I have Writers Block: I may reread over what I have already written and look back to my sources of information. I may talk out loud about the topic either to myself or with others and why aspects of the work are significant. I may write down my basic thoughts and ideas while listening to orchestral music and simply think about my paper, what I want it to say. I might force myself to write something down that will serve as a building block for my work. I sometimes go on a long run on which I think about what I need to get done and how I might do it.
To counter writer’s block I will make an outline. If I do not understand the assignment I will get my teacher to explain and elaborate. If I do not think I will be able to express myself well, I will just write the basic idea and fix it up later. When overwhelmed with stress, taking deep and relaxing breathes to calm oneself would be helpful. When one is nervous, stopping negative and useless thoughts and replacing them with helpful thoughts is ideal.
1. Resign yourself to the fact that you have to write. 2. Breathe deeply. Close your eyes then hold breathe until it hurts and let it go slowly. 3. Use a calming word or mental image to focus on while relaxing. 4. Talk over a subject with a friend or tutor. 5. Force yourself to write something.
Resign yourself to the fact that you have to write Rehearse the task in your head Stop the non-productive comments running through your head by replacing them with productive ones Talk over the subject with a friend Assure yourself that the first draft doesn’t have to be a work of genius
1.) Talk to your teacher to discuss new ideas and brainstorm together. 2.) Take a break from your paper, take a walk, and come back to it later. 3.) Free write and brain storm for new ideas 4.) Personalize the topic to make it interesting to you 5.) Have a few “rituals” to get focused so you can write
Talk about the subject with a friend. Use “rituals” like chewing gum or listening to music. Think positively about your paper. Force yourself to write anything you can fix it later. Break the task into parts and take them step by step.
Five cures and strategies to get through writer’s block
1. Write down all the primary ideas you'd like to express and then fill in each with supporting ideas. 2. Focus your energy by rehearsing the task in your head. 3. Talk over the subject with a friend or tutor. 4. Break the task up into steps. Meet the general purpose first, and then flesh out the more specific aspects later. 5. Stretch! If you can't stand up, stretch as many muscle groups as possible while staying seated.
I would force myself to write something that approximates my thoughts. Listen to music. It helps me concentrate. Take a break. Do something else for a while. Stretch to loosen my muscles. Write in a room void of distractions
1.Write down alll primary ideas that you want to express the fill in the gaps with smaller ideas. 2. Talk about the subject of your paper with a friend or tutor. 3. The first draft does not have to be good, it is a work in progress. 4. Break the task into steps and meet the general purpose first, and then elaborate. 5. If you are stressed just stand up and stretch you muscles.
Elena Garidis Chose a boring topic: chose a part of the topic that interests you or personalize a topic If you don’t want to write the paper: remind yourself that you have to, find out what is expected from you and go with the list Anxiety: rehearse task in your head, have rituals for writing and replace irrelevant thoughts with productive ones Stress: stretch your muscles, breath deeply, think of something relaxing but don’t command yourself Trouble getting started and self-consciousness: talk over the subject with a friend or teacher, force yourself to write down anything, make steps
Ben Weber Mr. LaPalme IB English HL 11 26 February 2013 Five Writer’s Block Strategies 1. Take a break from what you have been writing and do something else for about 15 minutes. 2. Get rid of all distractions around you, cell phones, computers, excess noise, etc. 3. Go back to your initial brain storming ideas and look at what inspired you in the first place. 4. Get a classmate or teacher to critique your paper and maybe give you some ideas. 5. Calm down and try not to over think it. The ideas will come eventually.
Five cures and strategies to get through writer’s block
1. Write down all the primary ideas you'd like to express and then fill in each with supporting ideas. 2. Focus your energy by rehearsing the task in your head. 3. Talk over the subject with a friend or tutor. 4. Break the task up into steps. Meet the general purpose first, and then flesh out the more specific aspects later. 5. Stretch! If you can't stand up, stretch as many muscle groups as possible while staying seated.
1.Write down basic ideas and then fill it in with more detail.( an outline) 2. I take a break and walk around my house or go exercise. 3. I talk to a peer about the work. 4. I eat dinner to get some energy and a new mind set. 5. I take a shower so I can think and relax.
Five Strategies for Writer’s Block Choose a different topic that interests you. Listen to relaxing music or have a snack while you’re working. Look back over the information you have gathered on your topic. Take deep breaths. Remove any other distractions from where you are working.
Assure yourself that the first draft doesn’t have to be a work of genius it is something to work with. Resign yourself to the fact that you have to write. If you have some rituals to writing success, use them. Find out what is expected of you. Force yourself to write something down.
1. Write down all the primary ideas you’d like to express and then fill in each with smaller ideas. 2. Choose a particular aspect of the topic you are interested in 3. Resign yourself to the fact that you have to write, unless you want to fail.d 4. Use “rituals” for writing success 5. Force yourself to write down something, no matter how terribly written it is. Something is better than nothing.
1) Find out what is expected of you (consult a teacher, textbook, student, tutor, or project coordinator)
2) Consciously stop the non-productive comments running through your head by replacing them with productive ones.
3) Break the task up into steps. Meet the general purpose first, and then flesh out the more specific aspects later.
4) Write down all the primary ideas you'd like to express and then fill in each with the smaller ideas that make up each primary idea. This can easily be converted into an outline
5) Focus your energy by rehearsing the task in your head.
Blocked, Like Everything on our MacBooks: Weesie Jeffords
When I absolutely can not write about a topic I go play a game on my phone, like Angry Birds or look on Facebook to see how bad people’s grammar are.
When I am stressed out about writing I either go for a run or take a nap. Writing usually does not stress me out too terribly much.
If I feel subconscious about my writing I stop and either let my mom read what I have written or I e-mail it to one of my friends in college to make sure it is strong enough.
I have a plethora of anxiety when it comes to school papers, so when I become anxious about writing I write down why I am anxious and what I feel I will not do well.
I do not usually have extra time to spend on writing. I have to schedule time for writing and then I do not worry about writing. I just worry about having enough time to write but I still think about writing the paper when I am not in my set time, but rather when I am in other classes and have free time.
Lindsey Teter Walk away from your paper, eat some food and relax. Look over what you have to do, ask questions about the assignment. Have a friend read and give you more ideas. If your not interested in a topic like David Copperfield take a aspect of t that you are interested in. Spend time researching to help give you ideas to start your paper.
Whenever i dont feel like writing i just resign myself to the fact that i have to write. Whenever i feel anxious about writing a paper i jus rehearse what I'm going to write in my head. I also listen to some pleasant music and chew bubblegum.
1.Free writing-throwing out random ideas that make no sense at the time Remind myself of the topic Improve one section of the paper at a time instead of all of it Assure myself that the first draft doesn't have to be a work of genius Getting ideas from peers or the teacher
Write down main ideas you want to focus on and expand smaller ideas that express each main idea. Take deep breaths Reassure yourself that your rough draft does not have to be perfect. Chewing gum or listening to music may help with anxiety or stress. Ask a tutor or friends how to personalize a topic to make it more interesting.
1. Get help with my work using a tutor or other students that have the same subject as I. 2. Resign myself to the fact that I have to write and that I can not get up unless i write a few sentences. 3. Start doing my work an hour earlier or a day earlier, depending on the magnitude of what is required. 4. If I am completely blocked I would get up and run around, or stretch in my room 5. Breathe calmly and relax about the subject. Being anxious is truly a useless emotion and getting rid of it would dramatically increase my chances of success.
Research more about my topic in order to gather a better understanding on what that topic is Ask a friend or teacher about the topic in order to clarify the assignment Break the assignment up into steps and then type out the main points first and the more specific details later. Stretch or exercise when my eyes begin to get tired or if I get tired of sitting down Do another task to take your mind off the paper for a while and then come back to the paper with a fresh start
Some cures I use for writers block include: walking away from my paper, going for a run, listening to music, getting a snack, or using an outline to help me organize my thoughts.
Autumn Guthrie 1. Put yourself in a perspective to where your motivated to write the paper (role play). 2. Take a break from the paper and relax, then come back to it once your relaxed 3. Talk your ideas over with someone 4. Write ideas down until you get something substantial to write in your paper 5. Exercise, when you get done with exercising it may be easier to get work done
When I get stuck during my paper writing process I... 1. Do some “rituals” for writing success (like chewing gum). 2. Walk away from the paper for a minute to get my ideas together. 3. Break up what I need to do into steps, and then work on certain steps at a single moment. 4. Get some coffee so I do not fall asleep while writing. 5. Stand up and stretch to keep my awake and motivated.
1. Put a movie on to loosen up so I am not stressed while trying to write the paper. 2. Get up and walk around the house, maybe get something to eat to help refresh myself. 3. Read the paper to my mom and see what she thinks about; if she does not like it then I will ask her what she would recommend. 4. I sometimes take five to ten minute mental breaks where I just text people or go on Twitter to relieve some of the stress. 5. If I am suffering after all of my previous protocols I will do more research on the topic to get a better understanding so I will have more confidence in my work.
Felicia James Writer's Block Cures Force self to write down something that explains your thought and move on to the next idea. Break the task up into steps. Meet the general purpose first then tackle specific details later. Write down all the primary ideas I would like to express then fill in each with smaller ideas. Resign myself to the fact that I have to write and find out what is expected of me. Focus energy by rehearsing the task in head.
1. Talk to a tutor about how I can personalize a topic to make it more interesting.
ReplyDelete2. Resign myself to the fact that I have to write.
3. Focus my energy by rehearsing my task in my head.
4. Stretch! If I can’t stand up, stretch as many muscle groups as possible while staying seated.
5. Talk over the subject with a friend or tutor.
- Cody Etheridge
I have used particular aspects on a topic that has bored me.
ReplyDeleteTaking a quick break helps. Resting my eyes, and taking a deep breath after getting stuck and stressing about being stuck helps every once in a while.
Taking a nap. Rest on it, who knows, maybe the best ideas will come to you in your dreams.
Writing my thoughts out, even if they come out grammatically incorrect, I can always leave it marked so I know to come back and fix it on a day that I am rhythmic with my writing.
Not starting at the beginning helps. Sometimes getting out that introduction and being organized doesn’t always work for me, so just letting the topic flow without restrictions sometimes help to get my essay out better.
Writer’s Block Remedies
ReplyDeleteJacob Thomas Cady
When I have Writers Block:
I may reread over what I have already written and look back to my sources of information.
I may talk out loud about the topic either to myself or with others and why aspects of the work are significant.
I may write down my basic thoughts and ideas while listening to orchestral music and simply think about my paper, what I want it to say.
I might force myself to write something down that will serve as a building block for my work.
I sometimes go on a long run on which I think about what I need to get done and how I might do it.
Griffin Fisk
ReplyDeleteTo counter writer’s block I will make an outline.
If I do not understand the assignment I will get my teacher to explain and elaborate.
If I do not think I will be able to express myself well, I will just write the basic idea and fix it up later.
When overwhelmed with stress, taking deep and relaxing breathes to calm oneself would be helpful.
When one is nervous, stopping negative and useless thoughts and replacing them with helpful thoughts is ideal.
Writers Block- Let your emotion show!
ReplyDeleteDepending on the idea that I am writing about, I use the stretch method.
Sometimes I speak my ideas out loud and see if they sound right when they hit my ear.
I also force myself to write some ideas down, brainstorming.
When ever I feel unorganized I make a 4 square to just put everything into perspective.
I also come to the Purdue to read some of the possible cures.
1. Resign yourself to the fact that you have to write.
ReplyDelete2. Breathe deeply. Close your eyes then hold breathe until it hurts and let it go slowly.
3. Use a calming word or mental image to focus on while relaxing.
4. Talk over a subject with a friend or tutor.
5. Force yourself to write something.
- Benjamin Phan
Kristin Fuller
ReplyDeleteResign yourself to the fact that you have to write
Rehearse the task in your head
Stop the non-productive comments running through your head by replacing them with productive ones
Talk over the subject with a friend
Assure yourself that the first draft doesn’t have to be a work of genius
5 DIfferent “Cures” for Writers’ Block:
ReplyDelete1.) Talk to your teacher to discuss new ideas and brainstorm together.
2.) Take a break from your paper, take a walk, and come back to it later.
3.) Free write and brain storm for new ideas
4.) Personalize the topic to make it interesting to you
5.) Have a few “rituals” to get focused so you can write
ReplyDeleteTalk about the subject with a friend.
Use “rituals” like chewing gum or listening to music.
Think positively about your paper.
Force yourself to write anything you can fix it later.
Break the task into parts and take them step by step.
- Kayla Warner
Jacob Lipham
ReplyDeleteFive cures and strategies to get through writer’s block
1. Write down all the primary ideas you'd like to express and then fill in each with supporting ideas.
2. Focus your energy by rehearsing the task in your head.
3. Talk over the subject with a friend or tutor.
4. Break the task up into steps. Meet the general purpose first, and then flesh out the more specific aspects later.
5. Stretch! If you can't stand up, stretch as many muscle groups as possible while staying seated.
Tanisha Brown
ReplyDeleteI would force myself to write something that approximates my thoughts.
Listen to music. It helps me concentrate.
Take a break. Do something else for a while.
Stretch to loosen my muscles.
Write in a room void of distractions
1.Write down alll primary ideas that you want to express the fill in the gaps with smaller ideas.
ReplyDelete2. Talk about the subject of your paper with a friend or tutor.
3. The first draft does not have to be good, it is a work in progress.
4. Break the task into steps and meet the general purpose first, and then elaborate.
5. If you are stressed just stand up and stretch you muscles.
Tristan Bertagnolli
Elena Garidis
ReplyDeleteChose a boring topic: chose a part of the topic that interests you or personalize a topic
If you don’t want to write the paper: remind yourself that you have to, find out what is expected from you and go with the list
Anxiety: rehearse task in your head, have rituals for writing and replace irrelevant thoughts with productive ones
Stress: stretch your muscles, breath deeply, think of something relaxing but don’t command yourself
Trouble getting started and self-consciousness: talk over the subject with a friend or teacher, force yourself to write down anything, make steps
Ben Weber
ReplyDeleteMr. LaPalme
IB English HL 11
26 February 2013
Five Writer’s Block Strategies
1. Take a break from what you have been writing and do something else for about 15 minutes.
2. Get rid of all distractions around you, cell phones, computers, excess noise, etc.
3. Go back to your initial brain storming ideas and look at what inspired you in the first place.
4. Get a classmate or teacher to critique your paper and maybe give you some ideas.
5. Calm down and try not to over think it. The ideas will come eventually.
Jacob Lipham
ReplyDeleteFive cures and strategies to get through writer’s block
1. Write down all the primary ideas you'd like to express and then fill in each with supporting ideas.
2. Focus your energy by rehearsing the task in your head.
3. Talk over the subject with a friend or tutor.
4. Break the task up into steps. Meet the general purpose first, and then flesh out the more specific aspects later.
5. Stretch! If you can't stand up, stretch as many muscle groups as possible while staying seated.
Jon Simmons
ReplyDelete1.Write down basic ideas and then fill it in with more detail.( an outline)
2. I take a break and walk around my house or go exercise.
3. I talk to a peer about the work.
4. I eat dinner to get some energy and a new mind set.
5. I take a shower so I can think and relax.
Five Strategies for Writer’s Block
ReplyDeleteChoose a different topic that interests you.
Listen to relaxing music or have a snack while you’re working.
Look back over the information you have gathered on your topic.
Take deep breaths.
Remove any other distractions from where you are working.
Assure yourself that the first draft doesn’t have to be a work of genius it is something to work with.
ReplyDeleteResign yourself to the fact that you have to write.
If you have some rituals to writing success, use them.
Find out what is expected of you.
Force yourself to write something down.
1. Write down all the primary ideas you’d like to express and then fill in each with smaller ideas.
ReplyDelete2. Choose a particular aspect of the topic you are interested in
3. Resign yourself to the fact that you have to write, unless you want to fail.d
4. Use “rituals” for writing success
5. Force yourself to write down something, no matter how terribly written it is. Something is better than nothing.
1) Find out what is expected of you (consult a teacher, textbook, student, tutor, or project coordinator)
ReplyDelete2) Consciously stop the non-productive comments running through your head by replacing them with productive ones.
3) Break the task up into steps. Meet the general purpose first, and then flesh out the more specific aspects later.
4) Write down all the primary ideas you'd like to express and then fill in each with the smaller ideas that make up each primary idea. This can easily be converted into an outline
5) Focus your energy by rehearsing the task in your head.
Blocked, Like Everything on our MacBooks: Weesie Jeffords
ReplyDeleteWhen I absolutely can not write about a topic I go play a game on my phone, like Angry Birds or look on Facebook to see how bad people’s grammar are.
When I am stressed out about writing I either go for a run or take a nap. Writing usually does not stress me out too terribly much.
If I feel subconscious about my writing I stop and either let my mom read what I have written or I e-mail it to one of my friends in college to make sure it is strong enough.
I have a plethora of anxiety when it comes to school papers, so when I become anxious about writing I write down why I am anxious and what I feel I will not do well.
I do not usually have extra time to spend on writing. I have to schedule time for writing and then I do not worry about writing. I just worry about having enough time to write but I still think about writing the paper when I am not in my set time, but rather when I am in other classes and have free time.
Lindsey Teter
ReplyDeleteWalk away from your paper, eat some food and relax.
Look over what you have to do, ask questions about the assignment.
Have a friend read and give you more ideas.
If your not interested in a topic like David Copperfield take a aspect of t that you are interested in.
Spend time researching to help give you ideas to start your paper.
Grayson Langlitz
ReplyDeleteWhenever i dont feel like writing i just resign myself to the fact that i have to write. Whenever i feel anxious about writing a paper i jus rehearse what I'm going to write in my head. I also listen to some pleasant music and chew bubblegum.
Andria Thomas:
ReplyDelete1.Free writing-throwing out random ideas that make no sense at the time
Remind myself of the topic
Improve one section of the paper at a time instead of all of it
Assure myself that the first draft doesn't have to be a work of genius
Getting ideas from peers or the teacher
Jeanie Pierce
ReplyDeleteHow to Cure Writers Block:
Write down main ideas you want to focus on and expand smaller ideas that express each main idea.
Take deep breaths
Reassure yourself that your rough draft does not have to be perfect.
Chewing gum or listening to music may help with anxiety or stress.
Ask a tutor or friends how to personalize a topic to make it more interesting.
1. Get help with my work using a tutor or other students that have the same subject as I.
ReplyDelete2. Resign myself to the fact that I have to write and that I can not get up unless i write a few sentences.
3. Start doing my work an hour earlier or a day earlier, depending on the magnitude of what is required.
4. If I am completely blocked I would get up and run around, or stretch in my room
5. Breathe calmly and relax about the subject. Being anxious is truly a useless emotion and getting rid of it would dramatically increase my chances of success.
Igor Kourbatov
Research more about my topic in order to gather a better understanding on what that topic is
ReplyDeleteAsk a friend or teacher about the topic in order to clarify the assignment
Break the assignment up into steps and then type out the main points first and the more specific details later.
Stretch or exercise when my eyes begin to get tired or if I get tired of sitting down
Do another task to take your mind off the paper for a while and then come back to the paper with a fresh start
Some cures I use for writers block include: walking away from my paper, going for a run, listening to music, getting a snack, or using an outline to help me organize my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteAutumn Guthrie
ReplyDelete1. Put yourself in a perspective to where your motivated to write the paper (role play).
2. Take a break from the paper and relax, then come back to it once your relaxed
3. Talk your ideas over with someone
4. Write ideas down until you get something substantial to write in your paper
5. Exercise, when you get done with exercising it may be easier to get work done
Hunter Taylor
ReplyDeleteWhen I get stuck during my paper writing process I...
1. Do some “rituals” for writing success (like chewing gum).
2. Walk away from the paper for a minute to get my ideas together.
3. Break up what I need to do into steps, and then work on certain steps at a single moment.
4. Get some coffee so I do not fall asleep while writing.
5. Stand up and stretch to keep my awake and motivated.
Adam Daniel
ReplyDeleteWhen I have writers block I:
1. Put a movie on to loosen up so I am not stressed while trying to write the paper.
2. Get up and walk around the house, maybe get something to eat to help refresh myself.
3. Read the paper to my mom and see what she thinks about; if she does not like it then I will ask her what she would recommend.
4. I sometimes take five to ten minute mental breaks where I just text people or go on Twitter to relieve some of the stress.
5. If I am suffering after all of my previous protocols I will do more research on the topic to get a better understanding so I will have more confidence in my work.
Felicia James
ReplyDeleteWriter's Block Cures
Force self to write down something that explains your thought and move on to the next idea.
Break the task up into steps. Meet the general purpose first then tackle specific details later.
Write down all the primary ideas I would like to express then fill in each with smaller ideas.
Resign myself to the fact that I have to write and find out what is expected of me.
Focus energy by rehearsing the task in head.
Jourdan Pendley
ReplyDeleteFive Strategies
1.) Outline
2.) Stretch and Relax
3.) IF writers block occurs take a break from the paper
4.) Have some good snack food around
5.) Go to a quiet place