My First Day Of English

This semester in ENG 101 I went in with a better perspective and view of what the class would be like versus last semester when I hated that I had to enroll in ENG 100E. I knew that it would be similar to ENG 100E but with more emphasis on writing and actually putting to use everything that we learned last semester. Although my ACT score was the reason that I was in ENG 100E last semester I am really thankful that I had to take that class, because it actually helped me this semester with ENG 101. This semester I was more involved and actually participated versus last year where I rarely opened up to answer any questions in class. I as well feel as if taking 100E has helped me this semester to become a better writer with adding more description to my essays to make the reader actually visualize what they are reading or have read. Even though I still may not be the best writer I am able to see for myself that I am no longer that inexperienced writer who’s blinded by their writing errors. I am able to take advice from others for my writing without being offended my mistakes, and I know that they are just trying to help me in the long run.

So far, this year I have more than the same old English classes I’ve taken for most of my life. We learned key topics that I can use in my everyday life now, and when I get older, Topics like arguments, rhetorical patterns, and MLA will help mold me into a more intellectual when I grow older and need to write essays for a job or profession.

Over the course of this semester I learned a lot about myself as a writer. This English 101 class has really allowed me to expand my essay structure and ways of thinking. This was my first college writing course and it has given me much more freedom when writing because in high school I felt limited and like what we were writing was not very important. In high school I would write essays to just to fulfill the required word or page count and to a degree I still feel like this but maybe that is why I am an engineering major but in this course I actually was able to express my ideas and for the first time really test the limits of my writing capabilities. I really enjoyed being able to incorporate my voice more in my essays and I believe

In English 111 I have struggled with many assignments over the course of the semester, picking myself up over time from countless mistakes on papers, to procrastinating on basic class work assignments. Before Fall semester, I had no idea what college would be like, or how hard it could be. Things were not the same as high school; it was different to a point where college seemed a lot harder than it was supposed to be. In English 111, I got the chance to meet new students and different professors that have helped guide me to success throughout the semester.

The past two semesters were great experiences. Within this past school year my knowledge as a reader and writer has improved. It felt like it was just yesterday, when I had a lot of difficulty writing and poor reading strategies. Now, as I said before, I am an improved writer and reader. The assignments and class activities over the two semesters were great benefits to me, and helped me make progress towards the first year learning goals.

Walking into my first day of class, I expected nothing more than a boring lecture and simple assignments that would require little to no effort. I was under the impression that this class was only going to be a waste of my time (since I only enrolled in it to satisfy my minor), and I started the semester anticipating that my success in this course would be a cakewalk. Much to my surprise, I was introduced to a professor who displayed a passion for social work and a class full of peers who had a wide range of passions, from international adoption to addictions counseling. From then on, I was sure that my initial impression of Interviewing and Documentation was incredibly off base.

Throughout my time in Honors English, I have learned many valuable things. It is hard to learn new concepts in an English class, because it is a class that everyone has since starting school. The group of kids that I attend this class with are not easy to handle, and we often upset teachers with our rude and opinionated comments. Our English class has been geared toward opening up to others and finding ourselves. We have learned a lot about our peers and ourselves throughout this semester, and we have learned about poetry, literature, and other topics. I have learned a lot about my classmates, myself, and I found my new favorite book, To Kill A Mockingbird.

If I’m to be honest, this school year has been very enjoyable, much more than any of my previous classes. We’ve gone through so much as a class, had many assignments along the way–some that I enjoyed, while others not so much. We rewrote the Declaration of Independence, Walt Whitman 's I Hear America poem, and argumentative essays, like out The Raven analysis. We also gave speeches– that was the hardest for me, in my previous English classes, none of them made me go in front of the class and present–, made infograph, and even a multigenre project. We also can’t forget the books we’ve read in class, like poems from Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Edgar Allan Poe, and novels from F. Scott Fitzgerald, and we can’t forget novella like Of Mice and Men or short stories that we read in our English textbook. All of these things have tested my ability to better improve myself or inform me on where I struggle with so I can improve in many categories such as being a speaker, reader, writer, and listener.

I am excited to begin learning in your English 10 Honors class this year. I know this class will give me experience as a writer while challenging me at the same time. Over the summer, I was able to complete a Geography class, bringing my total of college units earned up to six. Personally, the best part of summer vacation was getting to spend time with my family, something irreplaceable by any other event.

This English class has been an amazing learning experience for me. It made me grow as a writer, I am now more convinced when I write and can express myself more effectively, so readers understand what it is exactly that they’re reading about. Although I didn’t get off to a great a start in this course and if I had to do it over again, there are definitely some things that I could have done better. Interacting with my peers on the discussion board, made me learn a few things about working with others and the Smart thinking was helpful as well. However, above all the things I learned from this course, the most was about myself. The knowledge

I have changed from who I was at the beginning of the year. I feel that English class has really let me grow as a person and a student. I feel more open to talking with different people and doing different things. I am still not to fond of the idea of talking in front of people but I feel that I am better than I was at the start of the year. And I feel like I like learn more about real life problems through books.

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.

This last semester, Fall, has been really beneficial to me. During this semester, I worked in many projects including four essays, grammar exercises, and other group activities. Although in the beginning of the semester I had some problems drafting and mainly revising my essays, now I feel more prepared to deal with all of these.

This semester has been full of new experiences, more connections, and better opportunities. I admit this class had me excited, made me think more, and helped me change my writing. Although most people say that a letter grade doesn’t matter, for me, any class is important. I believe in this semester I have learned a lot more about my writing, reading, and the learning environment of English.

When I was about seven or eight years old my aunt Melissa was watching me and she got a phone call and they said that both of my parents had died in a car crash so since she had just moved into the small town of Oceanside or so that is what she told me she could raise me as her own so that’s what she did, she did it all on her own. I started school at Oceanside elementary school and I was super nervous when I walked in the door I saw a girl sitting all alone so I decided to go sit with her and I did her name was Chloe and from then on we were best friends. The day we started high school was probably the last normal day of our lives until junior year.