Conclusion 

     From my research, I have learned that as educators,  we need to find more ways to motivate our students to want to write.  I found that for some students, motivation comes naturally, due to an intrinsic desire to succeed.  For others, supportive family members, teachers or peers can spark motivation.   However, for numerous students, motivation is elusive.  I believe that no student is unreachable--we just have to find a way to hook the less motivated students on writing.
     What "hook" will work best for an unmotivated student?  I wish I knew a simple way to answer that question.  As every child is different, the activities and lessons we use to try to motivate them will be perceived differently as well.  However, just throwing our hands into the air and saying that there is no hope is not the answer.  We need to work closely with our students and watch for  activities which seem to spark their interest.  Then, we need to determine if there is a way to use those activities or similar activities as a "hook" for writing.   For many young people, using a computer is "fun".   Thus, educators who find ways to incorporate computer activities into their lessons will find that more of their students are interested and engaged in the activity than would be in an ordinary pencil and paper lesson.
     For example, most young people enjoy playing video games.  Although these young people may not expect a class assignment on a computer to have the same entertainment value as a video game,  we can try to find engaging computer activities which will tap into the enjoyment our students find in "playing" on a computer.  Chances are good that by using a medium (the computer) with which these students are already comfortable, we can spark motivation in a seemingly unmotivated child.  As William Glasser states in The Quality School:  "No human being is unmotivated" (42).  Students just need to see a benefit to themselves, and by using computers (which most students recognize as technology they need to be able to use), we can help them to see that writing can be fun, and that while they are having fun, they can also learn something new.