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Letter To David Mitchell Analysis
Write a letter to David Mitchell responding to his opinions about school and boredom. Include facts and my own reaction.
600 – 800 words.
3-5 options. I agree/disagree with.
I don’t need to agree with anything.
Give reasons why.
Use A FOREST.

Dear David,
I am writing to you in response to your article on school and boredom. Just to say, I liked the way you made use of the quote from twelfth night in paragraph two. You give an interesting play on words. I agree with this because some teachers are naturally boring, while others, due to the National Curriculum have become boring or just have to be boring.
Firstly you talk about Christine Gilbert’s crackdown on boring teachers. At this point, I agree with your point. Although I understand
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