A writing invitation the author has found useful is to ask students to identify indelible educational moments. They all have them, some positive, some damaging. The moments don't need to have taken place in school. They could involve outdoor as well as indoor schooling: a moment when they realized betrayal for example; a moment when they knew they should intervene to disrupt racial discrimination or bullying; a moment when they understood that the way something seemed was not the way it was. Teachers can help their students to these experiences that lead them to discover intellectual passions and further their growth and development as language users.