#4: Types of Writing in Your Field

The nice thing about being an English teacher is that there are so many different kinds of writing available to you. You can do anything from creative writing to nonfiction and it would all fit into English. And they are all important. A person should always be able to express themselves creatively, and that is why creative writing is something that always should be taught in English classes. It also promotes the ability to give accurate descriptions. Being able to write research papers is also very important. An English class should always have different analytical papers assigned, and I should be able to write and grade that kind of paper. Research papers have been the cornerstone of the humanities for a very long time, and should remain in that position.

Another aspect of writing that I’ve recently discovered is the idea that nonfiction is also important. Being able to write a review, or to accurately retell a story from your childhood is just as important as being able to pull out obscure points in a classic novel and create a hypothesis based on maybe a dozen or so paragraphs.