Chapter 5 and 7 of MGRP

Chapter 5 discussed ways to help students in creating subjects for writing that truly come to life. One example of doing so included a way of "showing, not telling". I remember my teachers ALWAYS telling me this! Cera you need to show me, not tell me. And believe me now I do! Tons of my papers begin with an approach I like to call the Cera method. I think of something in my life that correlates with what I am writing about, and I either make up a story, or I use one of my own. I do this just so the reader is not bored by the first paragraph so I can really draw them into my writing. I mean...how many papers do teachers read that the first paragraph is just a bunch of facts?! Would you be interested in reading the rest of it? No? Me either! This is why creating a fun story in the beginning or at least a story that is relateable is a great way to draw in the readers. Also, by showing and not just stating the facts, it makes the story easier to understand.
I feel like in a lot of these chapters, they're pretty much plain and simple information, but I feel like they're so plain and simple, that as a future teacher I tend to forget these simple instruction techniques.