• Based on the questions introduced in Six Minute Writing, modified by Nishio to fit the concept of clean language.

  • Q1: What do you hope will come of the writing?

  • Q2: Imagine someone who is excited to read that sentence. What would that person say?

  • Q3: How positive does he/she feel?

  • Q4: After such a positive feeling, what action would you suggest the person take?

  • Q5: What words would you say to that person to help them feel that positive?

  • Q6: If you had a negative feeling, the exact opposite of the positive feeling you answered in Q3, how would you feel?

  • Q7: Imagine a person with that negative feeling. What would that person say?

  • Q8: Where do these negative feelings come from?

  • Q9: What would you say to someone with that negative feeling?

  • Q10: In a word, what is the theme of the text?


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