The first step in guiding students through the writing process is to allow them to pick their topic. Picking their topic will allow your students to own their writing and to use their own creative energy to craft an engaging story.  Tell your students to brainstorm about ideas they are truly interested in. If you must restrict the general topic, make sure that your students have a good amount of wiggle room within the broad topic of the assignment. Never assign specific topics and force students to write. This will undermine the entire process. After your students have chosen a topic, have them create a flexible and general outline for their story. This outline will serve as a guide as they write their story. Because the outline is flexible, it will guide them while not limiting their creativity. Consider:  Letting your students know that the outline is non-binding. They don’t have to follow it in later steps of the writing process. Telling your students that the parts of their outline should be written very generally. Recommending that your students create several outlines, or outlines that go in different directions (in terms of plot and other elements of storytelling). The more avenues your students explore, the better. ” One of the most important things to remember when teaching creative writing is to dispense with the idea that stories should follow certain arcs or formulas. While formulaic writing can aid students who need direction, it can also bind students and limit their imaginations.  Tell students that there is no “right” way to write a story. Let students know that their imaginations should guide their way. Show students examples of famous writing that breaks normal patterns, like the works of E.E. Cummings, William Faulkner, Charles Dickens, and William Shakespeare. Ask students to forget about any expectations they think you have for how a story should be written. As your students move through the writing process, you should read over drafts and provide feedback. Feedback is essential in guiding writers and making sure they are on the right path to storytelling success.  Gather the first drafts and comment on the student's work. For first drafts, you want to check on the overall structure of the draft, proper word use, punctuation, spelling, and overall cohesion of the piece.  Remind them that great writers usually wrote several drafts before they were happy with their stories. Avoid grading drafts for anything other than completion. An important part of the writing process is the formation of editing groups in your class. Editing groups will enable your students to read each other's work and give feedback during the writing process. Students should benefit by listening to the reactions of an audience to their work.  Let students pair off to edit each others' papers. Have your students join groups of 3 or 4 and ask them to go edit and provide feedback on each member’s story. Provide guidance so students contribute constructively to the group discussion. Ultimately, when it comes to evaluating your students' work and assigning a grade, you need to evaluate them based on their creativity. While it may be tempting to assign grades based on a certain model or formula, you should look deep into your students' work to see if they've succeeded at writing with creativity.  Reward your students if they are innovative or do something unique and truly creative. Avoid evaluating your students based on a formula. Assess and review your own standards as often as you can. Remember that the point is to encourage your students' creativity.

Summary: Allow students to pick their topic. Have your students write a flexible outline. Avoid teaching a story “formula. Provide feedback on rough drafts. Organize editing groups. Evaluate your students based on their creativity.


Slide the sinker onto your line, and tie a knot to secure it. Pyramid sinkers work well because they keep the line from drifting into others, based on the triangular shape.  Weights are helpful when fishing for whitefish because they bring your bait to the bottom, where the whitefish eat. You can add a weight if you are using either a jigging spoon or live bait. Tie a no.6 hook to the end of your line, running it through the jigging spoon. Whitefish have delicate, small mouths, so use a small hook. Many fishermen catch whitefish using jigging spoons. This is very popular, especially for lake fishing. by piercing your bait with a no.6 hook if using live bait. You can make 1 puncture or a few, depending on the size of your bait and how secure you want to wrap it.  Small bait like eggs or small lures will only need 1 puncture, while longer, thin worms may need 2 punctures. White jigging spoons are the most popular bait for catching whitefish, many people use live bait as well. Choose between salmon eggs, wigglers, maggots, and waxworms. Whitefish have small mouths, so you should use small eggs or worms when selecting live bait. Run your line through your spoon, hook, or other lure.  When you get to the end, create a small look by bringing the end of the line back towards your hook. Make 5 “s” twists around the line, and then bring your end towards the hook, pushing it through the first loop made near the eye (the loop you made before the “s” twists). Pull your knot tightly, and you’re ready to cast! Clinch knots aren't required, though they help assure your line and lures are tied tightly and securely.

Summary: Attach a slider sinker to your main fishing line if using a weight. Attach the jigging spoon and a no.6 hook to your line if using a spoon. Bait your hook Tie a clinch knot to secure your bait to your line.


Vitamin E oil can be an excellent natural moisturizer for treating dry skin. Try applying the oil at night once per week to see if it works for you. If the oil feels to heavy on its own, try mixing a few drops of it into your favorite moisturizer and applying the moisturizer as you normally would. If your skin tends to swell or burn easily in the sunlight, try applying vitamin E oil to your face in addition to sunscreen before you go out in the sun. If your skin is chronically inflamed, try using vitamin C and D supplements in addition to applying vitamin E topically. Vitamin E oil can also help lessen skin thickness, edema, and erythema. Applying vitamin E oil directly to darker patches of skin may help to make them less obvious. Apply the oil to the affected area only instead of doing a full-face application. Try to do this on a daily basis for 4-6 weeks to see if your dark spots respond to this treatment. Rub on some vitamin E oil 3-4 times per week before bed can help to keep your skin looking youthful and elastic. While vitamin E oil doesn’t remove wrinkles completely, it can help to keep your skin’s collagen intact and soften the look of fine lines. As an antioxidant, vitamin E is a huge help to the skin since it helps protect it from free radicals that cause premature aging.

Summary: Soothe dry skin with a vitamin E oil treatment. Use vitamin E oil to prevent skin inflammation and UV light damage. Target dark spots with vitamin E oil. Prevent wrinkles and signs of aging with frequent vitamin E oil application.


Sit down with your back straight on a chair. Take a piece of paper big enough for your whole foot to fit on. Place your foot flat on the paper. If you intend to wear socks with the shoe you're buying, wear those socks while measuring your foot. With a pen or pencil, trace the outline of your foot. Keep the pen or pencil as close to your foot as possible. This will help ensure an accurate measurement. You'll get the most accurate measurement if you have someone else trace your foot while you remain seated upright, but it's okay to do it yourself. After you finish measuring your first foot, do the exact same process with the second foot. Feet are usually slightly different in size, so you'll be picking shoes with your larger foot in mind. Identify the areas on your feet with the largest width. Take a tape measure or ruler to measure both widths. The first measurements will not be entirely accurate. The pencil will have created a small amount of space, making your measurements slightly larger than your actual feet. To determine your most accurate foot width, subtract 5 millimeters or 1/5 of an inch from each measurement.
Summary: Place your foot on a piece of paper while seated. Trace your foot. Repeat with the other foot. Measure the width between the widest points of your foot. Subtract to find your shoe width.