Toughts of Teacher Writer

  My least favourite lesson. Lesson 6 feels incomplete and repeats the same idea over and over again. I think Lesson 6 should have been different. First of all, the idea of convincing someone doesn’t resonate with me; it gives the idea that if you don’t convince your reader, then you will lose credibility in general. This assumption is very subjective to me because not everyone has the same perception and scale of values, and therefore, even if I try to sound very convincing, I won’t convince everyone. For example, no matter how full of evidence, statistics, and quotations an article is, there are always going to be people who, for different reasons, refuse to believe in its veracity. Additionally, the lesson seems more focused on academic writing than other sorts of writing. It is supposed to be a guidebook for writing, and writing includes all sorts of fiction texts as well; therefore, if I am writing a novel or a short fantasy story, I don’t need to convince my reader that the...

  Lesson 1: My Favorite Many would say that the first lesson is a dull-simple one, but is the best lesson so far for me. Firstly, it shows the difference between open-ended and closed-ended assignments; it tells how to differentiate them, in which context you are likely to find them and for what purpose. Moreover, it provides the foundation for analyze all writing assignments; for example, the questions I should ask to myself in order to fully understand my writing assignment and/or the specific language that writing assignments have and the importance of knowing how to interpret it. On top of that, it teaches how to identify the direction words and to transform the question that have these hidden within; it explains each one of the direction words and what are the specific actions expected from them, providing also useful exercises to improve the ability to follow the direction words whether in a direct sentence or in a question. In conclusion, the Lesson 1 is my favorite and fr...

  Creative and Academic writing, how to truly differentiate them?   Let’s suppose you are just starting your writing assignments for a scholarly article and a fantasy short story, and receive feedback from one of your teachers regarding the article. In it, you can read, “Your text is too critical and lacks descriptive paragraphs; consider adding creativity to your essay.” What then should you do? Are creative and academic writing really that different? How can you discern when to be creative and when to be concise? Which one is more important? Academic writing and creative writing differ in objectivity, audience, structure, and perspective, while sharing similarities in conventions, creativity, and topics. Academic writing is reliable for decision-making and academic progress, while creative writing excels at inventing fictional environments and inspiring others. Academic writing and creative writing are different in terms of objectivity, intended audience, structure, conc...