Speech On My Head Fall Into My Hands

Throughout a majority of my academic career, I was a straight-A student. My grades were an extremely important thing to me; I reasoned that my grades were representative of my success and if I didn’t earn an A, then I was a failure. I cried and called myself a failure when I received my very first B. Catching my first glimpse of the B for the first time, my heart sank. ‘All of my hard work - for nothing!’, I thought to myself. I didn’t believe that I could have done better. After the second B, I considered that perhaps grades weren’t as important as I had originally thought. As time went on from my first B to my fourth, my heart sank less and the tears dried up. I began to notice the things I was doing wrong and used that information to turn

I admit, I had a very challenging time last semester, and as a result my grades suffered. I don’t mean to make excuses for my poor performance in school but I would like to explain my circumstance. During my second semester of college I treated my classes like I did in high school thinking I could coast by and pass my classes, but when I noticed how poorly I was doing in class everything was already headed downhill. I started the second

It wasn’t until this class, where I was told that I was not being asked to explain in great detail what has shaped me into this amazing writer that I am today, but instead to explain what type of writing I feel comfortable with. At that point I realized that this assignment may not be quite as difficult as I thought.

When it comes to handing in my papers I am never the most confident person. I dread the due dates of most writing assignments. Every time I feel like I have done some great work of writing the grade is always lower than expected. I got to a point where I just wanted to give up because I felt like my writing was way below par. I could not do anything right; every time I received a paper back it was filled with negative markings. In till I figured out something I could be proud of. I put my heart in to everyone of my papers. College is about finding your passion and thinking outside of the box. I always chose the most difficult things by going outside the norm to pick my own topic. I want to be different and write about stuff that was dear to me and stuff I could get personal about. Even though my passion did not always transaction into the grades I wanted, I still am proud that I stood up for writing for passion and not for a grade. Every time I get my paper back I feel that if I would have written about one of the chosen topics I would have did better. I did not let that get to me though I kept writing about the topics I had a motive to write about. At least I have that to look back on and

I thought, “There are not that many papers. This should be my easiest English class so far!” and I happily put all of the due dates into my agenda. There was a time close to the end of the first week where I realized how hard this class might actually be. A few hours before I needed to be at work I submitted my rough draft paper early. Every ten minutes I was checking my submission on the discussion board to make sure that I could make any changes that needed to be done before the due date that night. This was the first time that I was completely unconfident in myself on whether or not I had written a quality paper, or even did it

A reason why I think I was not satisfied with my grades is because I was doing it for an extrinsic purpose, the grade. If I had more intrinsic motivation and found enjoyment in the work I was doing and was actually interested in the field of study I possibly could have

Hutton returned our first essay. I had both started and finished it the night before. I hesitantly turned to the last page, my rigid desire to do well fueling my anxiety. “80. Strong ideas, but too vague, not proof-read- seems rushed. ” My face reddened with embarrassment as I quickly slid the paper into my folder. I could get away with studying the night before for science and math, but the planning needed for essays escaped me. I was reminded of the frustration and disappointment I felt when surrounded by half-finished valentines. I hadn’t really learned my lesson yet. I committed myself to do

This is my first time taking writing class in college. Having heard a lot friends talked about how difficult the writing series, I was expecting numerous scissors and paste lectures and assignments. However, you are an awesome teacher with your facetious teaching, and never embarrass student though they can’t answer the question. Although the topic of our class is a bit difficult, it is really interesting and worth thinking.

Attitude: Writing has never been my thing, at least when it comes to essays and research papers. It can take me awhile to get my ideas flowing. I’m very excited to complete this course so I can become a better writer. Although I often don’t like writing research papers or essays, I don’t feel that any personal feelings towards writing will have any negative effects on my quality of work. I’m looking forward to what this course has to teach me.

In my 7th-grade history class, I was having trouble with my assignments. At the start of the year, it was all easy for me, but over time, it became difficult. The reason was that I couldn’t understand what’s happening when reading the passage in the textbook. Therefore, I felt that I couldn’t overcome understanding what the tests are saying. I would have just stared at the passages like a hawk during my tests. Eventually, I stopped doing my homework and studying for tests as a result of thinking it was useless to try. At the end of that semester, my grade was a D since I was slacking off. I was truly shocked when I saw my grade because I believed I was going to fail everything.

Students reflected on what they learned during the year-long Capstone project. In this piece the students incorporated the elements of writing presented throughout the quarter. Olivia wrote, “During the whole procedure I found out a ton of things about myself that I hadn't known before. The first thing is that I am a very strong public speaker. I am easily comfortable with people. When I speak to a big crowd it feels natural to me. That made me choose debate and public speaking for an elective in high school, and I would have never chosen that before. Although, I found that I need to work on my research skills, because it was difficult for me to do thorough research. I also need to improve on creating presentations. During the presentation

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

I attended classes, took notes, went to tutoring, and I knew I had studied the material that would be covered on the exams, weeks in advance. I was confident I would receive an 80% on the lab and lecture exam. However, I was disappointed in myself when I received my grades back. I received a 64.0% D on the lecture. The parts of the lecture that I struggled with was the questions about the heart. Especially the pathway of blood. I played a matching game during tutoring about the pathway of blood but on the exam, I could not retain what I learned. I received a 78.89% C+ on the lab exam. I believe I did not do as well as I was expecting to do because I have test anxiety. When we reviewed our exams in class, I had the bad habit of second guessing myself. I should have chosen my first choice, because it was the correct answer. Also, I did better on the lab because I put all my focus on the lab manual and labeling games. In Bio 130 I struggled every time over the lab material, the histology in particular. I was determined to see an improvement in Bio

Transitioning from a setting of required learning to one of voluntary participation enabled me to grow in directions as a student that I would not have deemed possible before I had enrolled in English 101. I have developed completely contrasting perspectives in regards to writing than I held at the beginning of the semester, the most notable one being; instead of striving to be the most knowledgeable writer in the classroom, I now wish to be the most persuasive. Through surpassing personal endeavors as a writer, I have developed the understanding that this was due to my will to understand the art of rhetor, establishing my argument through supporting facts, and appealing to the ethos, pathos, and logos of my audience. I grew as a student