Monday, May 6, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Reflection on the Class
In high school,
I took pre-ap English classes which all seemed to focus on analyzing
literature, but this was usually done in a question and answer format both on
paper and in class discussion instead of in essays. Because of this, It was
hard for me to convey my ideas in writing and shape them into a cohesive and
organized essay. This class has helped me to start learning how to put my ideas
into words, I also learned more terminology for analyzing satirical works.
I had read A Modest Proposal prior to this class, but I had forgotten
how much I enjoyed it. At the beginning of this semester, we had an assignment
about what makes a good reader. In this assignment, I said that although I
enjoy rereading quality books, that I didn't think it was an essential
component of being a good reader. Although I still don't think it is necessary,
I do think that reading a piece of literature again at a different time in your
life can give you a fresh perspective on the work. Overall, I liked the
readings in this class. White Noise
is not something, I normally would have picked up given the odd writing style,
but I ended up really appreciating it. I think its good to read books outside
your normal reading spectrum. The readings made me realize how much I like
satire, and I think I'll look into getting some other novels similar to the books
we read this semester.
I think my
writing has improved some throughout the course of this class. Having to write a
little each week in blog posts, has helped me to get my ideas out into words
easier. I'd also say that the three essays helped my writing as well, I suppose
getting experience and practice with anything will help to a degree. I think if
I would have given myself adequate time to write and revise, my writing would
have reflected more improvement than it did. Although I learned quite a bit
from ENG102, I think the biggest thing I've taken from this is that I really
need to work on my time management. I've been able to get decent grades with my
current condensed writing process, but it is quite stressful and after looking
back on my work, I can't help but feel I could have produced much better work
If I'd had more time to put in more effort. I don't think I can continue on
with this fault in the future because I can only assume that college will get
harder as I go on. This class brought that to light, and I'm going to work on
this problem during the summer in preparation for next year.
I want to
congratulate everyone on making it through this class and thank you all for
your blog posts. They were wonderful and I really enjoyed reading them. Good
Luck in your future classes and reaching your bigger goals.
As I mentioned, I want to read some books similar to those we read during this class, so I'm providing a link to a list of popular satirical pieces of literature. To conclude this post, here is a pug in pug slippers. I know Mrs. Cline has pug babies and I wanted to thank her for being a fantastic teacher and providing such a good online learning experience.
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