Teachers at the middle and high school level, particularly in ELA or writing courses
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As a writing prompt launcher where the teacher generates an absurd excuse for missing an assignment and shares it with students as the foundation for a persuasive essay
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A collection of absurd, funny, and creative excuses for not completing an assignment written from a student perspective and exaggerated enough to be clearly comedic
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Lowers the barrier to persuasive writing by making the task feel fun and low-stakes while building argument, reasoning, and evidence skills that transfer to more formal writing tasks
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Nothing required, or optionally provide a theme, subject area, or assignment type you want the excuses tailored to
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