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Understanding Writing

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Write about it! If you heard a beautiful birdsong on your way to school, why not write about that, too? If you’d like to fly around the rings of Saturn and strafe the cloud tops of Jupiter, you can write that, as well.

Writing takes you to distant locations and deep layers of time. It teaches you about your world, opening your mind to the wonders around you and the possibilities before you.

This chapter helps you launch on the adventure of writing. You’ll review the writing process and learn to analyze any writing situation. Soon, you’ll see yourself as a writer!