The article “All Writers Have More to Learn” the author Shirley Rose discusses the notion that writing is an ongoing learning process, emphasizing that no writer ever reaches a point where they’ve learned everything there is to know about writing. It highlights that effective writing is context-specific and that writing abilities must continuously be learned and taught for writers to adapt to different situations and audiences. The author describes how the writing taught at school can be used everyday to help build the writing skills of someone. The everyday writing learned in school can be used as the base of writing in a new genre, for a new audience, and new rhetorical situations. Similarly Kathleen Blake Yancey’s article “Learning to Write Effectively” complements this idea by underscoring the significance of practice, time and effort in developing writing skills. It stresses that practice is crucial for achieving fluency and mastering the techniques and strategies necessary for various types of writing. Both articles emphasize that writing is not an inherent talent but a skill that evolves with experience and practice, time, and effort. Which echoes the need for ongoing learning and adaptation. Keep practicing, giving time and effort, and see the improvement.
My personal response to these articles is that the same practice writings such as the five paragraph essay, or ACES should be practiced more. My personal experiences in grade school, we were always taught a different way to write. I personally do not think we had enough practice with just one writing style to give a good strong base to build better writings. I think teachers should reiterate these practices and stick to one writing style until later on in grade school. Practice makes perfect, or at least it will make improvements. If I would have been able to have more practice leading up to college and even high school I think I would be more confident in my writings. Although now with the technology we have the ability to look up these practices to remind ourselves of them. I constantly go back to old essays to make sure I am citing and formatting correctly. I think teachers should always remind students that writing has to be practiced over and over again, even the easy stuff. Practicing helps to make the skill stick. I think being able to have strategies to go back to can help new and professional writers.
