My Writing Rules

I believe the Red Mountain English department has done a great job over the years in supporting students and their educational path. English teachers have played a great role in our lives, they are the ones who have shaped many of the attending students’ writing abilities. This staff has helped us in various ways. One of the ways was by grading our papers. Although it may not seem like it, it did impact students. It allowed for them, myself included, to reflect on the improvement of our writing. I personally am not a natural writer, unlike other students who were born writers. This leads me to the point that nowadays, various English teachers are telling students that they need to apply certain “writing rules” in order for a specific paper to be outstanding. …show more content…
It seems like each individual student is unique in their writing process and many times, although it may not be noticeable, students tend to feel pressured to apply certain writing “rules”. This is due to the fact that they don’t normally tend to (for example) write an outline before an essay. With all respects, I believe that writing shouldn’t have to always fulfil the specific rules given by the teachers to the students. I believe so because, each and every one of the students has a different writing process that works well for them. As I have grown in my writing literacy, I have noticed that the majority of the time students have been very successful with their writing pieces even though they didn’t follow the rules given to