Personal Narrative: My Experience In ENG 201 Class

I have truly enjoyed writing for most of my life and after this class I will continue to enjoy writing hopefully with more skill. I have always viewed myself as a fairly strong writer and this class has reaffirmed that for me, but it has also shown weaknesses in my writing. As an introduction level class this has been one of my favorites; at some point I will take a higher level, even though it is not required for my major. Even though this class is almost over I am continuing to learn. I also love that this class will help me with literally ever other class in my college career. I am not a particularly strong reader, but as my writing skills improve so do the reading skills. While in this class I have learned a lot about everything from what I can improve, to subjects that interest me, and constructing a successful paper.

Summer vacation, and school ends for about three months, and then you have as much fun as you can, then back to school… right? Well I had to go to summer school, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Everything was going fine, I had a job after summer school, and that was going fine as well. They say that summer is supposed to be fun and exciting, and it usually is for me and my family. However in July my father started coughing up blood. My father usually doesn’t make it his top priority to go to the doctors, so he waited about four weeks until he really didn’t feel good.

Throughout my educational experience I noticed the discrepancies with regard to the advantages my peers possessed. In high school as I began exploring what career I wished to pursue, I experienced inferiority as my classmates who’ve taken the ACT three times, visited college campuses, and have had resumes ready since the 6th grade unintentionally mocked my lack of college-readiness. However, my ignorance wasn’t intentional, my parents never reached a high school education in Mexico, they couldn’t pass down SAT tips or acquire internship opportunities for me. I realized it's vital to pick up the pace to avoid being left in the dust akin to countless others in my situation. Henceforth, this statement resonates with my experience, I interpreted

Peer review has always been a key part of learning and teaching irrespective of any language or classroom. It adds more value to the process of peer learning as it has been acknowledged to be a useful tool for collaborative learning (Falchikov, 2005; Van den Berg et al., 2006). Peer review has been put into use for a wide range of subjects and by a large number of practitioners. This is a formative process where learners evaluate the works produced by their peers for a better understanding of the concept which eventually enhances the output of the final product (Somerville, 1993; Topping et al., 2000). Elbow (1968) and Murray (1969) have suggested peer review to be implemented as a common practice in the writing classrooms since it helps learners

In this class, I have learned many new skills to improve my writing, and I have also learned new grammar rules. In regards to my writing, I have learned the importance of freewriting when beginning to write a paper. Additionally, I now know to allow ample time for revising and editing because I can look at my work critically for mistakes and make necessary changes. Furthermore, I have learned about grammar rules such as pronoun-antecedent agreement. This rule is something that I know subconsciously, but being made aware of it has allowed me to find mistakes I make more often.

What well in your classes? What did you need to do differently? What is your plan for success this semester? In this class, what will you need to do to be successful?

Looking back to when I typed my first AP Language and Composition paper, I can honestly say that my writing skills have drastically improved. I started off not knowing any writing strategies and thought that typing three pages was a lot for just one paper. After completing the course, I can now write a full eight paged paper using one of the three writing strategies that we learned. Before this class, I was never a skilled writer and the thought of taking APLAC intimidated me because I did not think I was capable of completing the course. I never imagined myself taking this class because In my mind I simply was not smart enough to take it. However, due to all the positive comments I received about the class and how it improved my friends writing, I

I really enjoyed interacting in weekly discussion and reading the textbook for this course. It was a wonderful opportunity for me to expand my personal knowledge through the back and forth engagement with my group members and through the sharing of ideas. I learned a lot from this course which I could use towards my personal life and for my teenage boy. I believe my postings are clear and concise and reflect well on course material. I participated in every week’s discussion and tried to post my discussion ahead of time to allow my peers ample opportunity to read them and to provide feedback. I was also open to the comments. I tried to read most of the posts and respond to at least two posts every week. I am trying to improve my critical analyses skills by responding to my peers’ posts. As English is my second language, I just need more time to reread understand and process the concepts. Before I post my topics, I always make sure the grammar is correct, and my references are properly cited in APA

I can still remember my heart pounding out of my chest. It was my first time in Writing 1, and my nerves were mostly the result of a friend’s advice. Winter quarter, my friend told me about her struggles in her writing class and she advised me not to take Professor Bernstein for Writing because as she said “he is really tough and a very hard grader.” However, I had no other option but to take writing with Professor Bernstein because all the other writing 1 classes conflicted with my schedule. Nevertheless, nine weeks have past since I first stepped foot in Writing 1, and I can certainly say that I have learned more than I ever expected. Yes, it is true, this class has been a challenge like no other, especially for me, being that English is

In English 1, I did not learn material that might be needed in Honors English 2. A few of my friends had your class during the first term. They told me some of the things I should learn, provided I wanted your advice. I was hoping you could tell me what to expect and if I ever need help what I could do. I do not know how to annotate, write pearls or thesis. I am aware it will not be easy, however, I know this could be good for me.

My growth in English 101 was a long and difficult journey for me this would be my second time around taking this class. The thing that was difficult for me in class was the fact my medication made me drowsy so it made it difficult for me to stay awake in class some days. I was lucky this time around I had a teacher that was energetic and kept me awake enough to understand what we are supposed to do in the next paper. When we did a new paper we learned a new style of writing and strategies on how to write it more effectively. I would say the most difficult paper that I had to write was the innovation research paper but I learned how to find credible resources faster. I learned a lot in this class and grew a lot as a writer. So the five WPA topics

This writing assignment was second to the last of all four in-class writing assignments for us after Essay 2, the group research paper. Our task was to respond with our feedback on how working together as a group was for this essay. Despite not being graded, there was so much more I had to say on it, since I was grateful for having great group members and great teamwork. I was pretty confused still on individual part instructions, so I reached out to my group members in a group chat, seeking for guidance. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t have been able to complete my portion of the research paper.

Every great story has a beginning, a middle and an end, not essentially in this particular order. The usual story embarks on its engrossing journey as the protagonist gets entangled in an ivy of predicaments, her hands toiling to extricate themselves from the bite of barbed wires, legs growing tap roots mingling with the earth, her loud voice muffled by iron fists and metal pillows. She is trapped, her obstacles culminating the same way stress stacks itself into an ever-burgeoning pile of anxieties of a perpetual worrier. The protagonist rummages through the dark, groping and grabbing for a shred of hope and like a blinding streak of light finds her respite after prolong struggle. However, the protagonist of my story has no heroic story to

“Ring” did you hear that.That was the bell. Second semester started, The first semester went by fast. The first semester was hard I got bad grades.My Goals for this semeser are to do better in my classes.

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.