Writing Instruction

   The writing I have received in my past most closely relates with the Acquisition View. I believe that most of my writing skills were acquired through feel. I had very little direct writing instruction, instead I was told to simply write. When I was in 8th grade I had a literacy teacher who had us do a lot of journal writing in order to gain writing topics. I really enjoyed this because writing came very naturally to me, however, I think some students may have suffered due to lack of direct instruction.