Literaturespeaking topic
Cervantes's Don Quixote charges at windmills he takes for giants; is he mad, or does he see the world not as it is but as it ought to be? Is idealism a form of madness?
— Cervantes, Don Quixote
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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