English IV Reflection Essay

Throughout my fall semester in English 280 I have found myself engaging in more into conversation that have more to do with the way my peers and myself view things. When I say engaging in conversation, I mean that I have not only just voice my opinion, but I have analyze my thoughts for proper evidence. After leaving my old school, Lincoln College, I thought I understood how to engage in conversation with my papers. I had to do my research for my paper to give creditable evidence for my papers. However when coming to WIU going into English 280, I was about to voice my opinion a little more. I was able to tell how I felt about a certain situation. I was able to analyze

IDS 101 Cornerstone Seminar has been a course that has made you think deeper in many areas. I have learned how as well as the importance of analyzing and evaluating books, and topics whether to take a position, use an analogy, discuss cause and correlation, summarize, paraphrase, quote, beginning an research paper, peer editing, developing an abstract, and using MLA or APA format just to name a few. This has been a process where I have used parts of brain that hasn’t been woken up in some time. To start off with week one and not fully knowing where to start I was pleased to reflect on myself relating it to Gladwell’s “10,000-Hour Rule” in Outliers. To see how I made connection to Gladwell’s philosophy about being successful and what it all

English 1101 serves two purposes for me because I am not your typical college freshman. It is a general

The most important improvement for me in this course was on my grammar. I was not aware of the comma rules before. It was shocking to see where commas are to be put and the places that I usually miss. The Hacker lessons we did in and out of class on commas have improved my grammar significantly. Looking back through all of my graded essays it is unbelievable how many commas I have actually missed. Also, writing the essays in MLA format and including work cited entries and quotations, has helped me become more comfortable with it. When I write essays now, I do not hesitate or get anxious if I have to add a work cited entry. However, even though I have know a little bit more of when to use commas and have a little bit more knowledge about grammar there is still a lot of room for improvement.

This year, AP English 3 has been my favorite class because of the wide variety of topics that we covered and the essay writing skills that we learned. By providing a large educational basis to students' writing, this class expands the learner's ability to communicate in a profesional, educational manner, a skill with which they will use for the rest of their life. As well as scoring eights (on a nine-point scale) on several English papers, the skills that I have grown and nurtured throughout the semester have helped me score fives or sixes on my AP US History essays (on a six-point scale). Through learning how to go in-depth and synthesize a topic, AP English 3 has taught me how to consistently score high grades on AP essays, as well as communicate

Coming into English 1301-590 I thought nothing of it. I was not sure what I was expecting out of it, or what was expected of me. However, I have gained more knowledge from the course than I predicted. I was also challenged more than I thought I would be. I am glad that I have taken English, especially my freshman year. I am able to use all of my new writing strategies beyond this semester because my writing has improved after defeating a few writing challenges.

The English IV course from secondary school is now aligned with English 0309, otherwise known as Integrated Reading and Writing. This was all done in response to Texas House Bill 5 to identify the best practices in fostering college readiness.

Senior english class had taught me so much more than any of my other english classes. I feel like that this class really prepared me for who I am going to need to know for college considering I was going to be writing tons of papers. I think that if I would have taken this class this year than I would've been behind next year at UC. I am going into a science major so I think that when we did the assignment that compared the different formats like APA and MLA that really helped me. This class was not to stressful unless I began to slack and waited too the last minute too start writing my paper. Overall I really enjoyed this class and glad I got the credit for a college class.

I want to be in Advanced Placement English for four main reasons. A few reasons I want to be in Advanced Placement English IV have logic behind them, while others are based solely on my feelings. The principal reason I wish to be in Advanced Placement English IV is my hankering for a strong education. Advanced Placement English IV is graded on the 5.0 GPA scale, so if I do well in the class my GPA will increase. Advanced Placement English IV would also prepare me for the AP English exam, which, if I do well on, will make me more appealing to any college I apply to. This class would also help me to excel in my education.

This year in junior english has really helped me think about the future that I want to have. The American Dream project has got me to really think about what I want to do with my life after high school. The second thing that has help me prepare for the future is the Washburn visit and the research we had to with the visit. Finally the last moment in class that helped me for the future was Mrs. Switzky’s off topic talks.

As a first-time freshman, I honestly was very excited about English. I expected it to be much like my AP Language course, but somewhat better. I was always told that you read a lot in college, and I was not sure how I would manage reading different texts while also keeping focused in my other classes. But, thanks to the lord above! I did not have to stress about that during this course. I loved the way this course was taught mainly because it was not overly demanding. Throughout this course, I was taught the correct way to use dialogue in my writing, as well as being grammatically flawless.

English IV is a class you have to pass to graduate. This class is very important and will teach you how to write essays in college, which is a good thing so you won’t be lost. I found out that essays was a big thing in english ,so just figured i have to do them to pass the class. English is something we have to use everyday.

Fall semester has been an excruciating experience for me, having tests practically every week and a continuous frantic drama that just started at the beginning of the semester. However, the hard work had been paying off, only half-way through the semester and I felt rewarded already. English class has been of great experience to me, learning new skills that may help me in my future endeavors. I first expected to only learn basic English writing such as, improving structure and grammar, but from what I’m learning right now are much more. English 1B has taught me how to collaborate with people easily, planning and researching a topic, making a statement on a topic, and the ability to have fun during class.

From the first day of English III to the end of the semester, I learned, overcame, and accomplished many things. I learned that study habits are very important, and even though studying all night worked, it is probably not the best way to study. Another thing that I learned was, you must be diligent in your school work or else you will fall behind. I wanted to come out of English III with an A, and thanks to the poems test, I

English is a terrible subject. We learn it the day we start school in kindergarten and all the way till the end of high school and possibly college. English composition is a completely unavoidable subject and not everyone likes learning about things such as grammar, writing, and reading comprehension. It is one of those subjects that many students just want to get it over with as quickly as possible. On the other hand, students need to realize the English composition classes offer a lot more benefits than one might think. English classes is essential to well-rounded college education because it can help students do well in other classes and help them secure a job in the future.