English 1101: A Literary Analysis

I felt that I put a great deal of effort toward the grade that I wanted, through my strict self discipline in my class effort. I was extremely critical when I was reading novels and stories, editing essays, and writing essays. Moreover, I was able to improve my writing and analyzation

One of the challenges high school seniors face is to choose whether to further their education or not. Many students choose to go on to college to get degrees or certificates, but many do not. College certainly is not for everyone. College is important though for people who want to obtain jobs that require getting a degree. I am a person who wants to get a career that requires a quality college education. I will experience many challenges and obstacles throughout my college education. I know taking a Composition and Rhetoric class will be one of these challenges. I am taking English 1101 because I have to in order to get my degree, because I want to get ahead, and because I expect to develop better writing and communication skills.

After this semester of English 102, at Bristol Community College I feel that I have gained the skill to articulate what I want to convey to the reader in many ways. I don’t just look at grammatical error, but instead I look for ways to make my sentences more effective and concise. Nevertheless, I hope that this strategy will continue to help me improve my writing even further on in the future.

During my time spent in the English 110 I endured a writing style of APA that was barely introduced to me in high school. The most beneficial things I learned throughout my research process this year is the use of the writing center and librarians , the online databases, and the moodle forum post allowed me not only to succeed in English 110, but will give me beneficial techniques to use in future papers I will have to write.

In English 1101 we wrote several pieces of writing. Each piece was unique and I learned new things with everyone. My favorite piece of writing was the research paper because I could choose the topic and it was a topic I think is very interesting. Even though it was probably the hardest one to write I thought it was my best piece and I loved my topic of Genetically Engineered Babies. My least favorite was the memoir because I struggled writing it and I had trouble picking a topic. It turned out being a really good memoir but I didn’t love writing it. My strongest piece is probably my common app essay because I put everything I was into that paper. My paper was called “I’m So Much More Than a Test Score”. It was really powerful and explained

During the first semester of English 1301, I have learned so much that before I hadn’t comprehended. This class has teached me to write what is my passion and explain my thoughts thoroughly. The classes I took before were mostly teaching the arts of writing essays in which the not much was learned. This class made an exception for me to challenge myself and try to succeed in becoming a better writer. I feel as I have learned more in these 16 weeks than have in the last two years of highschool english.

Reflective Essay of 1101 and 1102 English I originally took English 1101 at Atlanta Technical College and now I am completing my English 1102 at Clayton State University. Before taking English 1101 my writing skills was kind of remediate because I had been out of school for at least ten years. The first thing we learned in English 1101 was understanding the main principles of effective writing, how to engage your audience in your writing and essay development. My assignments covered a variety of writings such as descriptive essays, personal essay, analyzing quotes and narrative essays. We wrote in journals which allowed us to express our personal feelings about a specific topic.

English 1101 has been a very informal course. I have enjoyed hearing pointers and tips from a published and experienced author. Mr. Atkins has made English not only enjoyable but engaging. I will more than likely sign up for English 1102 with Mr. Atkins, because the simple English and grammar tips he bestowed onto us.

Coming into Huntingdon writing was always something that came natural to me. When assigned a topic I would always wait till the last moment to start. My normal grade was a B with little to no effort on my part. That all changed when I wrote and turned in my first college essay. All my papers through out my freshman year at Huntingdon have came back with the same markings alluding to grammatical mistakes. That trend as followed me from English 105H to English 106H.I feel like I have turned in some of my best works of writing during English106, but my grades have fallen. Even taking my papers to Jackson to be revised has not worked in my favor. Yeah, some of my minor mistakes would be taken care of, but I would still get my paper back full

For the short amount of time I have attended English 1101 through Sinclair I have learned that college courses are not like high school. English 1101 is even a sugar coated version of a real college class because I do not leave my high school campus. This class puts a lot more responsibility on the students compared to high school. I noticed that my usual procrastination did not make the cut. I have perceived that my grammar, vocabulary, and editing skills have

The final weeks of my first semester in college are coming to an end. My Columbus State english class has written a total of three projects, and a total of four papers. There are a lot of grammatical issues that, at the beginning of the year, I had issues on. However, I have improved on these errors drastically, and have become a better writer because of it. Even though I am still working on many aspects of my writing, I do believe that I have become a better writer. I believe that my biggest issues while writing are run on sentences, making a strong thesis statement, and having quotes stand alone at the beginning of a paragraph.

Then I began writing like never before, so to get an understanding on the inside of me that I too could do this. Attend college at my age and learn to write. I have to admit that when I received a grade of B, on my paper; I was thrilled not to mention exhausted. Needless to say, I was not looking forward to writing any more essays because there was so much work involved in receiving a passing grade. Then all of a sudden I was faced with the next English 111 assignment, which definitely was not going to be any easier. As in my promise to myself, I remained faithful not only to the commitment of college but to the fact that I still believe I was worth every effort that it was going to take to receive a passing grade of confidence which I so desired.

I was able to complete all my assignments on time and I believe I made a strong contribution to the paper. I need to work on being more organized with my writing by making my outlines stronger with more detail. One specific part of the project that went well was my ability to work well with my teammates through strong communication. One specific part of the project that needed the most improvement was the transitions in the literature review. I struggled with connecting obesity and income with obesity and nutrient intake. I will achieve these goals by practicing. My goal is to start writing daily to help improve my vocabulary and transitions.

This allowed me to write more extensively on the topic I had chosen which in turn helped expand the size of my research paper. I received a B on my final draft; the first passing grade I have ever received on a research paper. I am very satisfied with my grade.

English 101 was a challenging course. A constant stream of reading and writing lead to a demanding yet rewarding semester. The variety of texts read and written about provided a plethora of life lessons and demonstrations of values. Now at the end of the course I find myself a better student and writer. The texts themselves were not influential to my growth as a critical reader or college student. Rather, it was my own analysis of the texts that allowed me to consider other perspectives on technology use in the classroom and the importance of revision when it comes to school work.