When I introduced a nonfiction writing project to my students, I noticed that they were bored with the usual writing prompts like "Pick your favorite animal" or "Teach me how to do something". Instead, I asked them to choose a disaster or dangerous situation that they found exciting, such as volcanoes, earthquakes, bears, sharks, lightning, snakes, tarantulas, or even terrorists. The only requirement was that it had to be a real event to ensure that their research was accurate. To my surprise, m