Mrs. Firzlaffs Composition Class Analysis

During the first semester of my college experience, I believe taking Composition 1 greatly improved my skills as a writer. The confidence I have in my writing ability has soared, my time and stress management has improved when taking on an assignment, and I have learned several techniques and tools that will carry on in my future writings. From the beginning of the semester I underestimated the depth topic exploration, drafting, and revision had on the success of a final essay. However, I believe I have successfully organized my thoughts to coherently write each essay from early on. I took every process assignment seriously to help determine what techniques work for me, and I stuck with what worked through the remainder of the semester.

1. Which success elements did you learn during this class that you found the most helpful/interesting? Did you implement them into your life? If so, did they work out for you? If not, why not?

While this class might not have been what I expected, I was able to complete the objectives of this course which included teaching fundamentals of being a college student and learning about myself through my uniqueness and my value and how I can apply that to be a successful student. According to the syllabus, “This class requires students to remain to true to themselves engaging in dialogue and debate about matters that are contemporary and important.” (Crowell 1) I was able to learn about different resources and techniques that will help me while I am a student at Auburn University and in my future career such as learning how to write a proper email, managing my time, interacting with those around me and how to think about things a step further.

Honestly, I did not completely understand the meaning of “composition” before taking this English course, nor did I ever give the word much thought. I was a little worried when I was told I needed an English course as a pre requisite to transition to my RN. I had not written an essay since high school, which was a good 15 years ago, and truly felt my ability to compose an essay was not where it needed to be in order to make it through this English course. I feel that the encouragement from my awesome support system has helped me make it past this course that I absolutely dreaded and was fearful of not passing. Taking time to study and being able to revise my essays made me realize that I had a lot to work on in order to complete a successful

Enrolling in College Composition was a big step toward completing the only part of college I feared. This emotion is brought on by the previous check the block educators I dealt with growing up who didn’t want to educate. Instead, they just wanted to finish the semester completing only the minimum requirements to push students through. As for this course, it’s a fast-paced eight weeks that is instructed with clear and concise instructions with the appropriate educational references required to complete the course work. The course was in the Blackboard format, with assistance to students when needed. Also providing students with formats and examples that assist them with completing the assignments to meet their conventional goal.

Encouragement, inspiration, and motivation are components that I have retained from this course. There have been times where I felt discouraged and unmotivated about school, work, and other aspects in my life. Some of the lectures in this course have taught me to persevere through difficult situations and to look at unfavorable predicaments in a positive perspective. Most importantly, it showed me why I am alive. My reason why I am alive is that I have a purpose and I am not done accomplishing my goals. Even though this simple concept of life should be something that should be mentioned on a daily basis, but that particular exercise displayed that it is often forgotten about.

What have you learned in this course that has impacted or will impact your teaching?

Of the many transitions we must make in life, the transition from High school to something beyond is one of the greatest. For me the next step was going away to college. High school was said to have prepared me for college, but how could I be sure? One of the biggest and most shocking changes for me was leaving high school and being on my own. I was unsure of what college entailed, and i most definitely didn't know what to expect from my classes. This class was just the opportunity I needed. It cut down the worrying of what the school work will be and It has opened my eyes to what I should expect next year and the things that will be asked of me. It was a shock and a shift from what I knew. I have been really enjoying this class and I believe

Over the course of these eight weeks I have learned new tips to stay organized, as well as sharpening the skills I have. I would say that is a combination of all the learning activities that I benefited from. It’s been so long since I last went to school, and I am so proud of myself for returning and accomplishing my goals. This class really sets you up for success and gives you the tools necessary to achieve your goals. The most important thing I have learned while taking this course would be the discovering your strengths’ activity. I tend to always look and a completed take and see my mistakes, rather than seeing what I have accomplished. I always look at the positive side of life; but, I am my own worst cretic. By doing this activity I

At the start of this semester I found myself worrying over how i would preform in composition 1. At the start I could easily see why I had fears, poor grammar, spelling and structure to state a few. I know my writing is not perfect still but I do not expect it to be, I only hope for better each time. This course brought a lot new information to me about writing that I did not know how to quite do at first, but I feel that got better with as the course went on. After the composition 1 course this semester, I feel as though I am on a path to better combat the world of academic writing.

My experiences in this six-week English Composition-I class have been challenging and rewarding, as well as educating and developing. As far as challenging, I have only been able to attend half of the classes and therefore have only learned half as much as I could have learned otherwise. Although extenuating circumstances have kept me from attending every class, it has been a pleasure sitting under the teaching of the course instructor. As far as rewarding, I have been able to gain knowledge, understanding, and wisdom in the realm of the writing process. As far as educating, I have been informed of the basic foundation of the writing process. As far as developing, my confidence and skills have steadily improved.

What I have learned in this class that would impact my future is stress, having the ability to manage it and to let it go has always been weakness. I am quick to let things bring me to a boil, but not always to the point, I will explode. Over the years, I have come to rationalize my though process to minimize my anger. But After the first week of class I realized some stress is good for you by increasing the heartbeat, which improves the blood flow to the brain and enhance the vision and hearing (Kotz, 2008). However, I do stop and breathe, when things are out of my control, I do this to gain clarity of the

This class has shaped the way I view education in a positive and drastic way. I had previously taken this course online as well and my end result was a low grade but that was because I did not put in the effort and I failed to read the on course text. I chose to repeat this class to raise my GPA and to get a higher education by learning how to be a better student and person. I did not think much of this class because I found it kind of boring to read about managing my life and I thought I already knew how to do that in all honesty. I was proven wrong and I decided to put in the effort and was amazed by my results from the start of this class, to how drasticly they changed towards the end of this class, I feel like a new discovered person

This class has really helped me develop a sense of myself. I learned a lot about myself with the help of the self-assessment inventories, journal entries, values

I’ve learned many important and valuable lessons and some were very boring, not going to lie. My favorite lesson in this class was the budgeting activity. It was really fun because the entire class was auctioning to get their necessities. This lesson taught me to plan my money on things that I absolutely need from those things that aren’t quite necessary but desirable, taught me that you won’t get everything in life, and it taught me that it’s good to save your money so I won’t go bankrupt. This lesson would really impact the choices that I make later when I am making an income. This was the most important lesson learned in class.