Reflection In English

I came into this class expecting to fly through it to complete the necessary credits for college. I got instead was an education through writing that will help me further myself in my future career choices. I wish that I had only worked harder on the essays I was given to write to help my grades and future even more. I valued the lessons and instruction on the different forms of essays that came from attending this class. My next step is to continue that path that was made possible with the skills that I have acquired from this course.

Throughout Honors English II, I not only became a more advanced reader, I also became a more experienced writer. All throughout the semester, I learned to analyze works of literature and look for themes in the novels I read, which also helped me to become a more thoughtful writer. I also greatly improved my vocabulary throughout the semester, which helped me achieve more advanced writing and reading skills. Overall, by using new writing techniques and new vocabulary, I was able to build on my previous reading and writing skills, and I hope to see a continuation of advancement in my reading and writing abilities in the years to come.

This class has been a roller coaster of a journey from time to time throughout the semester. I have had my highs and then many very lows. I have always been a decent writer but this class really challenged me in my research.

English IV with Mrs. Parker has been a true seniority experience. Although it was not that much different from any other English class, I have learned many things that are going to help me now and also throughout my life. This class was not easy by any means, but it also was not over strenuous. This class helped me tremendously with my literary skills which will always be beneficial. English IV has been good to me, and also my peers.

This course has taught me more than I could imagine over the past few months. I have reached and surpassed many of the goals I set for myself and reached objectives I never thought possible because of this class. Despite my success and continued improvement over the course of the semester, there is still much room for my writing to grow.

The topic of my English 1101 class this semester was “American Murder” which, to me, is as interesting as an English class gets. The only downside was its integration of forcing students to participate in WOVEN communication. In fact, the whole goal of the course was to turn students into better multimodal communicators; the secondary goal was to enhance our knowledge on murder in America. I hated that, I wanted to learn more about murder in America, not do stuff that triggered my social anxiety. What I absolutely hated the most, however, was the fact that this class was actually useful. Using multimodal communication actually makes sense and could just be that difference between a “meh” performance and an incredibly amazing one. That being said, I do struggle with some of the concepts of multimodal communication. I struggle with all of them but I do struggle with one way more than I struggle with the others because social settings give me anxiety. Given this information, it wouldn’t surprise you to know, that I, Alessandria Holley, am a pretty bad oral communicator.

Great post Abby! I think it is very true when you said, "English is not easy." I have struggled in the English department my whole life because I never had a teacher really show me how to make it better and give me self-confidence in my writing. I feel like Professor Warfield and her TA have made that their main goal in this class. Their teachings on quotes and different types of structure are lessons that are going to stay with me even after I graduate. This class was not meant for lazy people you really had to stay on top of your work and push yourself to have a successful semester. It is good to be pushed because then you will see you can succeed farther than you ever imagined possible. Through that might be hard and maybe sometimes frustrating

In the fall, as I entered my first semester of college I had an overwhelming rush of emotions; I was nervous and uneasy. I had left not only my home, but also my city of Dubai as a whole. For the first few weeks I knew, minimal people, it was not until I attended my first English class that I had done an exercise that allowed me to get to know people in my class. From that time forward, I began to feel satisfied that I started to get to know people, and felt comfortable enough to allow my writing journey to take its coarse.

English was and has been my weakest subject since I was introduced to it in Kindergarten, and until this day. I often understand concepts related to math and science, however, vocabulary, spelling, critical analysis, speaking, and reading are skills I find hard to master. In fact, some ideas seem to go through one ear, and out the other. I never understood English’s importance when I was a kid. Instead of exploring the different concepts, I thought that grammar, vocabulary, spelling, etc. were not as important as math or science. I was unaware of how important English was when I was younger, causing me to not care much about reading, writing, or speaking. Now that I have a bit more experience in the real world, I understand that English is essential to lead a successful life. This is due to the fact that English can help someone mentally, physically, and overtime, financially. Due to my late notice, I fell behind in English, which shows through my reading level, writing, and vocabulary. Despite the tough times and headaches that were forced upon me as an English student, I still remain diligent and put in massive amounts of effort into each assignment.

English has always been my second least favorite subject. No matter it will always be a subject I don’t like because of all the writing. Since junior year in high school however, I think I have been enjoying it a lot more. Throughout this class I learnt new things, not a lot of new thing, but new important things. I have improved in my use of quotations, something I have struggled with since sophomore year of high school. I still have hiccups from time to time, but that’s just part of the writing process. All the revising made me realize I make a lot of the same mistakes in each paper, so I should work harder to eliminate those mistakes all together. We wrote a lot of things, we revised a lot of things, but the essay I will be talking about are Writing Task B and Essay 1. These two essays mark two different stages in this class and I am going too discuss how I went about writing these and how the final product, in my own opinion, came out.

I must admit I was not excited to take English 200, since it is a requirement to take the class in order to graduate I decided to power through it and that the class.

The year is 2005. The room is calm and silent, but my heart is a symphony. I am glued to a chair and not by choice. A black and white puddle surrounds me. The symphony gets louder as the minutes go by. The smell of ink fills the air as I am submerged in papers. I begin to drown in a sea of words I cannot comprehend. It would be years before I would learn to swim.

At the beginning of the semester I was introduced to a lot of new things, This was an adventure I could have never imagined. I was finally living in a new place on my own. It was a lot to take in and handle. Not only a new environment but a new work ethic. As I attended my first day of class English 101 presented itself to be first. Meeting Ms.Schore not knowing what to expect was nerve wrecking. I quickly learned that this was a pretty straight forward class with a repetitive goal of producing essays over a period time to a given prompt.

At the beginning of the semester, I can honestly say I had no idea what to expect with this class. All I knew was that I had to take one of the possible three choices to go towards my Education English Minor. For quite a few years now I have begun to read more than I ever had in my life. Growing up as a child I never wanted to read, unless it was with my grandmother, and even then, I had to be in a specific mood. Still, even though I have been reading, I can promise you they are not any highly-prized novels; most of them are all romance novels. Because of these experiences, and after entering the classroom and finding out what novels we would be reading, I became a little nervous. My reader experiences before this class had been very

At the beginning of the semester I can honestly say I had no idea what to expect with this class. All I knew was that I had to take one of the possible three choices to go towards my Education English Minor. For quite a few years now I have begun to read more than I ever had in my life. Growing up as a child I never wanted to read, unless it was with my grandmother, and even then, I had to be in a specific mood. Still, even though I have been reading, I can promise you they are not any highly-prized novels; most of them are all romance novels. Because of these experiences, and after entering the classroom and finding out what novels we would be reading, I became a little nervous. My reading experiences before this class had