Writing Amid Literature.

There is nothing I hate more than writing essays.  The generic outline, the overdone exercises, and the same old repetition I'm used to doing for every other class.  Personally, I've always thought I've been good at writing essays but that doesn't mean I necessarily enjoyed writing them.  Like most people, I get more pleasure of writing about something that interests me.  I think more teachers should let their students be more creative with how they write.  In stead of assigning another lame essay, mix it up a bit.  I've even had teachers in the past who have gave the class general instructions, but we were allowed to be as creative as we wanted within those boundaries.  By doing this, there was still a general purpose, yet us as students, found enjoyment out of making the writing our own.  My goal as a teacher is to give my students that creativity.  Of course, learning how to write an essay is a necessity in order to graduate high school, but I would also want to inspire more creative exercises as well.  After all, they would be more enjoyable for me to grade.