The science of grammar and the art of writing are of course related. Can you have one without the other? Sort of. I think everyone understands that structure is needed to language; that's how it works. But, I appreciate the strange, original styles of authors. If everyone wrote sentences that were similar to that of a 1960s grammar notebook, I think we'd all have gone crazy a long time ago. The two are related with the basic structure and law in writing, however, writing is a personal process; one which many people can still connect with.
Instruction should provide creativity within grammar lessons. The coolest part about yesterdays presentation was how the lessons allowed the students to create what they reviewed. It really makes it seem like the material covered is making a personal impact on your skill as a writer. Instruction such as this gives the sensation that you are creating, designing and altering your words, rather than accomplishing repetition of a rule.
Writing is like painting in the sense that you're creating something. Often painting takes you to a picture you could not have imagined. Writing lessons in this structure ask a student to be creative, and then review, and the process can lead to a wonderful sense of accomplishment.
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I'm glad that our lessons made you feel like you were making a personal impact on your writing skills. I think this is always important because you end up caring about it more, it's something you can be passionate about. If a teacher comes in and gives you a story about flowers, and throws a bunch of technical grammar terms at you, you're not going to invest very much into your writing. But if you use the methods we talked about it class it gives the students the chance to choose what they want to write about, but also learn how to make their writing better at the same time. Thank you for your input.
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