My reflections of this class
Well, for one thing I can definitely say that my essay writing skills have improved. In high school I would get okay grades on my essays but even though I would work hard on them, I never felt my writing skills improve. This English 102 class has definitely made me push the boundaries and see how much further my writing could go. An assignment that really put this into light was the Essay on the book Frankenstein that included the three articles as well.
My challenges in this class would include the essays but another thing that challenged me at the beginning of the semester would have been doing the blog posts. It was a new thing for me and even though I have a facebook and used to have a myspace, this was something slightly different and I go confused on how to post links to include them in the posts or to put the links correctly when sending them in for grading. As the semester progressed though, I began to get better at them and then posting became such a breeze. I liked how you could personalize your profile and make it so people will see that the items on the page reflect who you are. Overcoming this was weird at first because of using an outside source but when each week there was a blog post that needed to be done along with comments on others, I gradually learned what the right way was and what I should not include in a post.
Yes I have met many of the learning outcomes that were posted in the syllabus which is surprising. Not that I do not like English as a class or as a whole but there are just some things that I found hard to understand and I’m a native of the language. Lol. But even still, I have learned how to phrase certain things better in sentences and how some things are necessary while other can be left out. I have the greatest understanding of how to analyze a book and give a synopsis instead of a summary.
Like you, my essay writing skills have definitely improved. It's also nice to know that I wasn't the only one that was challenged by the Frankenstein essay. Even though it was a difficult assignment, I think it is what helped to improve my writing skills. DO you feel the same way?
ReplyDeleteI can agree with you on the improved writing skills. I feel like the types of writings that were required here helped a lot to improve writing skills and expand on our own styles. In high school the writing required never seemed to teach you anything beyond what you had to write about, the essays here taught me another style that can be used in many different types of classes. I can also relate to your stuggles with the class. At first I didn't see the need for the blog posts. I had a lot of trouble making myself do them because of that fact. But as the semester progressed I realized how valuable a blog can be. I was able to do them with with less trouble and now I feel like it is something that can be used throughout the rest of college. The outcomes surpised me as well when I realized all I learned. I guess it shows that sometimes you learn a lot more than you really feel like you are learning.
ReplyDeleteI think that we have all faced our challenges this semester. I really enjoyed reading your essays. You seem to have a good grasp on analysis, which is something that I have struggled with most of the semester. I am sure that you have done great this semester. I think that we have all improved in some ways at least. It is hard to break writing habits that may have already been formed though. Like for me I have a hard time finding topics that wont cause me to lose track or get overwhelmed, just how my brain works. Have happy holidays.
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