I absolutely loved the article about multigenre writing. Simply reading about the positive experience that these fifth grade student had excites me to try it in my own classroom. I completely concur that choosing a topic is of the utmost importance when starting a piece of writing. As I have said many times before, I have always enjoyed writing; however, if I don't like what I am writing about, I can detest it just as much. Even in this class, I can see the difference in my three writings. I spent more time deliberating my topic for my informational piece than I did for my persuasive piece, and the two pieces cannot even be compared. My informational piece is written with a great deal of thought and emotion, both of which are demonstrated throughout the writing.
     I can say that with beyond a shadow of a doubt, I will have this type of writing process in my classroom. Although I do share the same fear that it may be difficult to incorporate it into the standards, I do think that it can be done. And even if it does not match up perfectly, it is still an incredible learning opportunity, and I would hate to miss it due to the restrictions of standards. Every child is passionate about something, so it is the teacher's job to dig deep and find out what it is. I believe that anyone can love writing when they are writing about something they are passionate about.

In chapter 12, I really took a lot from the section of selecting units of study. I think that it is a great idea to do a unit on my favorite topic as a teacher because it is obviously something that I would be very passionate about. Therefore, I would want to make it as interesting as possible, so they would love the topic as much as I do. I liked the thought that I may be the only teacher they have who is passionate about that topic, so I will be able to put a special spin on it.