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One for the Road – The power of writing

12th December, 2025

      As expressed by Polly Jeremiah in Late Middle English Style

Now the end has cometh, and mine heart is heavy, for what hast started as a never ending thrill of learning, has slipped into the mysterious clutches of time. Through soul searching, a great urge has come over me, to go therefore onto the children of our nation and to giveth all that I have l learned.

Surely great knowledge has come over me, as manifested through these topics of writing enlightenment: the importance of writing to everyone, A tool of academic operation, writing activities for our children, the stages of writing development, the writing process,  Free writing, Writing workshop, 6 + 1 traits, Experiencing the process, Bringing writing to life

Power of narrative writing, persuasive writing nature, expository writing features and poetry.   

How shall I forget, the blogger, a master piece of expression, for it was here, I was challenged, to develop mine habit of regular writing. How shall I forget the many times, from whence my literary obligations were neglected? My Blog members, whom thou knowest, shall I forever miss.

Never shall I lose sight of the many writing techniques, teaching practices, text structures and features. As we go there off, unto our separate paths of practicum, I shall forget not, my commitment, to the implementation of all have I learnt.

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