Dear future students, Welcome to my theory of writing! I believe writing relies most on one’s personal experiences and knowledge more than formal construction of composition. This means focusing more globally on the content and structure of papers than solely performing a deep dissection of grammatical mistakes. What I am far more interested in is finding overall patterns of error and working to correct those each round of every assignment. My theory of writing shaped itself through my own artistic expression, time as an undergraduate, and subsequent career paths I have experienced in the job market. Personally, this theory of …

Dear Future Students, Welcome to my theory of writing! I believe writing relies on one’s personal experiences and knowledge more than formal construction of composition. This means focusing more globally on the content of papers than deep dissection of grammatical mistakes. What I am far more interested in is finding overall patterns of error and working to correct those each round of every assignment. Personally, this theory of writing comes from writing (and reading) always being a source of survival for me as a student, and I know it will be for some of you as well. What made me …

My theory of writing relies more on one’s personal expressions than formal construction of composition. Employing the truest manifestation that is within a person and then beginning to craft the language and grammar from there is what is essential to not just teaching writing but also practicing it as well. This philosophy was reinforced in Chapter 5 on grading student essays by suggesting focusing more on finding patterns of error and working to correct those, rather than finding every flaw within the paper, to better encourage the student while being the most effective at educating them at the same time. …

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