Problem: Article: The first step in guiding students through the writing process is to allow them to pick their topic. Picking their topic will allow your students to own their writing and to use their own creative energy to craft an engaging story. Tell your students to brainstorm about ideas they are truly interested in. If you must restrict the general topic, make sure that your students have a good amount of wiggle room within the broad topic of the assignment. Never assign specific topics and force students to write. This will undermine the entire process. After your students have chosen a topic, have them create a flexible and general outline for their story. This outline will serve as a guide as they write their story. Because the outline is flexible, it will guide them while not limiting their creativity. Consider: Letting your students know that the outline is non-binding. They don't have to follow it in later steps of the writing process. Telling your students that the parts of their outline should be written very generally. Recommending that your students create several outlines, or outlines that go in different directions (in terms of plot and other elements of storytelling). The more avenues your students explore, the better. " One of the most important things to remember when teaching creative writing is to dispense with the idea that stories should follow certain arcs or formulas. While formulaic writing can aid students who need direction, it can also bind students and limit their imaginations. Tell students that there is no "right" way to write a story. Let students know that their imaginations should guide their way. Show students examples of famous writing that breaks normal patterns, like the works of E.E. Cummings, William Faulkner, Charles Dickens, and William Shakespeare. Ask students to forget about any expectations they think you have for how a story should be written. As your students move through the writing process, you should read over drafts and provide feedback. Feedback is essential in guiding writers and making sure they are on the right path to storytelling success. Gather the first drafts and comment on the student's work. For first drafts, you want to check on the overall structure of the draft, proper word use, punctuation, spelling, and overall cohesion of the piece. Remind them that great writers usually wrote several drafts before they were happy with their stories. Avoid grading drafts for anything other than completion. An important part of the writing process is the formation of editing groups in your class. Editing groups will enable your students to read each other's work and give feedback during the writing process. Students should benefit by listening to the reactions of an audience to their work. Let students pair off to edit each others' papers. Have your students join groups of 3 or 4 and ask them to go edit and provide feedback on each member's story. Provide guidance so students contribute constructively to the group discussion. Ultimately, when it comes to evaluating your students' work and assigning a grade, you need to evaluate them based on their creativity. While it may be tempting to assign grades based on a certain model or formula, you should look deep into your students' work to see if they've succeeded at writing with creativity. Reward your students if they are innovative or do something unique and truly creative. Avoid evaluating your students based on a formula. Assess and review your own standards as often as you can. Remember that the point is to encourage your students' creativity.
Summary: Allow students to pick their topic. Have your students write a flexible outline. Avoid teaching a story "formula. Provide feedback on rough drafts. Organize editing groups. Evaluate your students based on their creativity.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Screening for diverticulitis generally starts with a standard physical unless you're experiencing extreme symptoms. Your doctor will check your overall health profile, along with examining your abdomen for tenderness or signs of pain. If you are experiencing serious symptoms or severe pain, seek emergency medical treatment right away. If you experience sharp pain that is localized to 1 part of your abdomen, this is a sign of a medical emergency. You may experience this type of localized pain with either diverticulitis or appendicitis, and it will be extremely severe (a 10 on the numeric pain scale). A basic blood and urine test will help your doctor screen for signs of infection, inflammation, and anemia. You may be able to complete your tests in your doctor's office, or you may have to go to an affiliated hospital or clinic, depending on your health care provider's in-house setup. During a CT scan, an x-ray technician will use a combination of x-rays and computer imaging to create a comprehensive image of your gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This procedure is painless, and requires you to lie on a table that slides into a tunnel to capture the x-rays. The images are then used to check for both diverticulosis and diverticulitis. Prior to your scan, your technician may give you a solution to drink and an injection of a dye called a contrast medium. This medium makes it easier to see inside your body during the procedure. In a colonoscopy, your doctor will use a long, thin, flexible tube with a tiny light and camera attached to it to look inside your colon. This can help them directly identify diverticulosis and diverticulitis, as well as other conditions that may potentially be causing your abdominal pain. This is an outpatient procedure, but you will generally be given a sedative or anesthesia to help manage any associated discomfort. This procedure uses a chalky liquid called barium to make your large intestine more visible on x-rays. During this process, you will lie flat on a table, and your radiologist will use a thin, flexible tube to fill your large intestine with barium. They will then take x-ray images to check for the pouches that cause diverticulitis. This procedure may cause some discomfort. Generally, though, the discomfort is not so great that you will need anesthesia. The night before your procedure, your doctor may provide you with a set of instructions to help you empty your bowel as much as possible. If they do, follow them closely. The cleaner your bowel, the easier it will be for the scan to detect any issues.
Summary:
Make an appointment for a physical with your health care provider. Get a blood and urine test. Have a CT scan done on your GI tract. Ask about a colonoscopy. See if you need a lower GI series.