Hartwell’s article “Grammar, Grammars, and the Teaching of Grammar” discusses the arguments, definitions, and complications of grammar. Because I use to struggle with grammar, this article was very interesting to me. I honestly like the argument proposed because it was contrary to what I am used to hearing. My past has been filled with teachers who place a lot of emphasis on grammar. I think if I was exposed to more teachers who took less of an interest in grammar, writing would have always been interesting to me. I still question how my writing would have turned out without grammar corrections and practice, and I am still very grateful for my past experience. I like the fact Hartwell’s article makes me question my own explanation to the question “how did you learn to write” by Dr. Zamora.

Furthermore the comment by Richard H. Haswell “that his students correct 61.1 % of their errors when they are identified with a simple mark in the margin rather than by error type” made me think about Nancy Sommers’s article “Responding to Student Writing” (Hartwell 121). I think it is very interesting that the feedback was not considered vague. In addition as I read the articles for this class and reflect on our class discussions, I am learning that the least expected topics or the topics we may think are completely understood are actually the topics that are unclear, confusing, and require a lot of research. In “Ranking, Evaluating, and Liking: Sorting Out Three Forms of Judgment” by Peter Elbow I learned a different technique or style of teaching that made me think about my teaching experience. Elbow's article also helped me understand some of the practices my teachers engage in more. In conclusion, I like how these articles presented both their positions on the issue and the contrary. I also liked how Elbow's article showed the highlights of his position and the downfalls. Both articles helped me to think about and possibly expand my viewpoint.

                                                          Final Project

I would like to write a poem or give examples of how I journal. I think this will give me the chance to show how I express myself outside of school.