What did Russell Baker learn about the art of writing from his high school English class?

Russell Baker learned to his intuition in writing.

Explanation:

Three writers are compared who set the pace in writing. They are Russell Baker, Esmeralda Santiago, and Vivian Gornick. These three had to learn different things about writing. Russell Baker learned to make use of his brain and trust his intuition in writing. He started writing about the nice evenings he enjoyed in his family. His narrative interested his students and teachers. So his idea of trusting his intuition while writing was successful.

Esmeralda Santiago also trusted his intuition when his  plan of speaking of speaking stellar English failed him at an audition. Vivian Gornick applied mental and intellectual sensitivity in writing.

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the words “strangest” and “unusual” suggest that the narrator is about to tell the story of an odd or puzzling group of people.