A Portrait of the English Student as a Young Hero by Carme Manuel Cuenca Students are used to practising their writing skills in English class. They often complete exercises, finish sentences, write compositions and summaries, etc. However, they seldom involve themselves personally in creative writing activities where they connect their own point of view to a fictitious persona. Students write a short love story divided into chapters. This story contains some problems.
Students are the main protagonists and use their own names and surnames.
They listen to their friend's story at home and tape their advice to their friend's troubles. The following day they exchange tapes and listen to the comments at home. In the last class they speak about the solutions provided by their partners in a round-up session. The Growing Pains of . Writing a diary is not always an interesting activity for those students who are not used to jotting down their daily activities.