Personal Narrative: What I Learned From English II

When I first entered english composition 1101, I expected this course to be manageable. As an outstanding english student at Clarke Central high school, I believed that I had enough knowledge to excel in this course with no challenges. Dr. Catherine Rogers was able to knock me off of my high horse and make me realize that I has a lot more to learn about reading and writing. She is very comprehensive and analytical, which caused her to give me a c average on my midterm assignments. I put the blame on myself because I believe that I should have been more open to Dr. Rogers’ methods with pre-writing and revision. Now I think highly of reading and writing.

As one may be aware, a typical English class, at least that of which I am aware of, consists primarily of two of the fundamental functions of widely accepted language skills: reading and writing. This common theme unifying the English education of students worldwide, as a basic expectation, constructs the curriculum of the AP English Literature class. In effect, students of the class, not limited to but including me, can expect a selection of novels, plays, and other mediums of language that will range from the most interesting to the greatest degree of banality possible. As a result, the natural progression of skill development, in terms of reading and writing, proves to be an inherent process, not necessarily in aim, with considerations of

Congratulations, You are amazing, you complete two courses. In a way, I feel like I did also, as I had to reviewed everything from English 101 in order to survive. Definitely, there was a lot of work, being able to keep us shows we have time management skills and critical thinking skills even though we pushed them to the max.

In my second attempt at English class I realized after the first couple classes that writing was no longer some magical formula you could follow and if you did you would pass. “For some it will come as a surprise to learn that reading and writing have no transformative powers.”

I didn’t know how damaging it could be to live in an all Portuguese-speaking household until the results of my very first MCAS came in back in 2008. I was looking at the scores and saw that there was an “A” under math, which made me pretty happy knowing that it meant advanced. Then in the English section, a “W” was shown and it confused me in what it signified. Reading through the papers, it was found out that it meant a warning in the subject, which is a more diligent way to tell a child that they failed the section. At the last MCAS test, I achieved an advanced grade on both subjects, realizing that any obstacle can be turned into a great opportunity to improve oneself.

From my initial impressions of the first class meeting, I felt that English 1A class will focus on reading and writing from a critical perspective. As a writer, I would be expected to not only express my ideas in graceful, or at least tolerable prose, but also focus on the overall meaning and flow of the argument. The syllabus also suggests that this course will require a fair amount of work, perhaps because there is no substitute to improving writing that does not involve a lot of practice.

It was like stepping into a whole new world, a whole new life. Moving to a different country changes everything from the food, the clothes, the culture, and even the air. One area of the move that impacted my sister and I the most was a new school. Not knowing one of the most popular languages in the world made things very difficult, however, both my sister and I quickly adapted to the new language, and soon enough our parents would advise us not to forget our native tongue. At a young age I believed that I could never speak another language, but as the years passed, I became more comfortable in speaking English. I was proud of myself that I accomplished something that I doubted I could do. Throughout my journey of learning English my parents

The love for a better place for their children to learn and grow, drove my parents to move my siblings and me from Nigeria to America. The adjustment to a new community and culture along with the: education system, government, currency, social norms, and language were difficult for my family to adjust to. In elementary school, I found it difficult to communicate with other students; I tried speaking to them the way the people on old tv shows spoke, but they did not “catch my drift”. As I got more acquainted with the language I began joining clubs and playing sports. I was not placed in an ESL, English as a Second Language, program because I knew just enough English to barely pass tests. I was unable to keep up with the language and vocabulary

I was born on Jakarta. I live in villa tangerang regency 1. The first time I was able to read is when I was In kindergarten. Actualy, my mom also told me, how to read an alphabet and read the number, but I can read well on kindergarten. I can read what is written on the book. I also can read any sign , I was be able to read is because my teacher told e that every letter of an alphabet can be a thing. Like A for apple and B for ball. Then I learn how to spell like A P P L E for apple. Learn an alphabet is fun thing that I can learn. I also learn from the alphabet song.

Most of us are terrified of something, whether snakes, ghost or talking to the public. As like others, I found myself afraid to talked and keen to socialize with a group. The event of 8th-grade English class, Mr. Wright, assigns us an oral presentation. We have to present the project front of our class. I despise oral presentations and at a time my mind was filled with irrational thoughts. Fortunately, I have found myself with a group of people, who diligently guide me through the semester. I vividly recall those riveting moments, that I tackled my worst fear. English class has taught me numerous life lessons. And being one was discovering my better self. English class has given me an opportunity to be optimistic about my future. To achieve

During this English course, I have not only grown as a writer, but as a person as well. The knowledge and skills I grasped will help me step out into the real world with less difficulties.

How many times have people tell you “I am sorry I could not understand you, it’s because of the accent”? Unless English is your native language, this can happen pretty often. The reality is that learning a second language is hard. Specially with an inconsistent language such as English. Even after spending eight years learning it at my bilingual school in Mexico, I was prompted to fail the English I STAAR test. Which then led me to attend summer school so I could retake the test.

From elementary school to the beginning of middle school, I loathed reading and writing. It was undeniably my worst subject and my teachers could tell. With each piece of classwork and homework I turned in, they made notes on how I needed to be more descriptive, check my grammar, and try to engage my readers. I simply did not understand parts of speech, sentence structure, diction, and everything else involved with articulating sentences in the English language. As I continued getting criticism on my work, I decided that this subject was not for me. I felt defeated, and my plan was to do what it took to get by and accept my failure in English. This negative mindset continued until the middle of 6th grade when I learned about the Future Next program.

I recall having the hardest time adapting to the environment and understanding English when I first moved to America in 2005; however, everything changed when Jessica, my first friend, reached out to help me. I met Jessica through the friendship between her grandma and my aunt, and with Jessica’s encouragement, I was more motivated to learn.

At Bluefield College I attended the same English class that I am in currently. The credits did not transfer therefore I had to retake the course here at CVCC. At Bluefield I seemed to have the wrong mindset. I passed the course but truthfully did not learn much. Ms. Braun has taught me more in this eight week program than I had learned in a full semester at Bluefield. I feel the main obstacles I encountered in this course were grammar, as well as sentence fragments. I had the tendency you have multiple run-ons, as well as misspelled words.