English 1 was one of the hardest classes I have ever taken, but the life lessons and tips that helped me to improve other classes and my eighth grade year is definitely worth the late hours I stayed up studying for tests. Coming into the year I was expecting a entirely different environment. Switching schools during the summer was really difficult on me. I didn’t have many friends and wasn’t used to living in an entirely different state. Going to a new school was challenging. The rest of the eighth graders already knew were many things were while I was completely lost. I came into school the second week which helped because many people knew I was new and helped me find my way around. Going into English 1 I wasn't’ expecting as big of a difference it is from my seventh grade ELA class. …show more content…
When we were asked about types of literary devices i forgot about many because we learned about them in sixth grade where my classmates were taught them the year before. I knew going into a high school english class was going to be difficult, but I was expecting this in different ways. I was more ready for harder literature and more depth in our examination of the writings, which is true, but the class included a variety of things. We graduated to the ap system grading rubric for our essays. I struggled a lot on my writing in the beginning of the year and didn't think I would improve. By the end of the year i could remember all the requirements and focused on editing my essays to be the best they could be. In past years I had more time to write essays and relied a lot on pre-writing planning. When writing an essay in only one block I planned out my essay, but not as much as i was used to a struggled with
Writing essays was never my forte, it just never came easy to me like it would to others. Since other subjects came easy to me and I had to focus more than others on writing, I had a negative attitude toward the process as a whole. During this summer semester, I was able to grow as a writer, and gain a more positive attitude toward how I write and a better feel for writing in college. Writing a paper is a process in which there are many different stages. In high school I would never write outlines or any sort of pre planning work. Other struggles I encountered in my writing were my theses, and framing quotes.
When going through life learning is an everyday occurrence as each day is constantly filled with information that is used throughout the course of your life. Each day we get stronger and stronger in whatever we decide to put our minds to, weather that be academics, sports, our jobs we are constantly learning and growing on a daily basis. This semester I have grown in English as I personally felt that through the English 102 course I have been able to grasp some key concepts and writing techniques that will better me for the future. In this class there was a list of goals and outcomes that the instructor felt would be achievable and the best way to learn throughout the course. In each goal throughout this process I feel like I have improved to some degree but there is other things that I do need to touch up on a bit more to further my writing education outside the classroom.
Over the course of five weeks we’ve had to write three essays (four if you include this one). With every essay I’ve written I have improved my writing process. Having the chance to practice my writing skills in English 102 has made me a better all-around writer. From the beginning of this course, I knew I had a few major issues that I needed to overcome to improve my writing. The biggest being my issues with punctuation, specifically comma splices. Comma splices are something that I just can’t seem to wrap my head around. Although I have gotten better at recognizing comma splices they still seem to sneak in to my writing.
English has never been my best subject. Reading books can be exciting, but the writing aspect of English can be dreadful. Somehow, however, I passed all my advanced English classes with at least a B, and my teachers always considered me to be “above average.” My impartiality toward English shifted to an indifference near the end of my high school career; my indifference then shifted to appreciation. This appreciation is attributed to American Studies and Honors Writing, the most difficult English classes at Belleville East Township High School. American Studies and Honors Writing have strengthened my writing skills beyond what I believed possible. I still do not believe that I am the best writer, and English may never be my best or favorite
If you were to ask me to write an essay before August, I would have picked up a pencil right away and just started writing, not understanding how significant an effect that having an outline can have on my writing. My first graded assignment was to write an essay on altering public space, which seems like a simple task at first. However, I turned this simple task into an essay style scrabble tournament, throwing words in wherever I could fit them. There was no organization whatsoever in my essay. I had what I thought were good points and descriptions, but nothing really made sense and there was not much flow to the paper. Subsequently, I made a sixty-nine on my ...
Eighth grade was one of the greatest school years of my life. This year was full of new experiences, and I have learned so much from them. In English class, we’ve learned a bunch of skills and did numerous activities. We learned about Anne Frank and the Holocaust. We had the opportunity to read many great books, all having a special and unique meaning to them. Our class also learned a variety of skills and strategies ranging from reading comprehension tips to learning how to use the comma. ELA this year was extremely informative and helpful but amusing at the same time.
This trimester I began the class English 101 with mixed feelings. Depending on the topic and style, I could really enjoy writing. However, there were occasionally times where I just did not feel much inspiration, and consequently, my writing quality was not exactly remarkable. My previous course to English 101 was AP Literature, where I learned how to analyze writing and write powerful papers. Although, to my disadvantage for this class, the teacher was more concerned about content than presentation and grammar technicalities. I learned to create good ideas and responses, and while I did possess the ability to convey them with proficiency, I could not express myself at a college level. Nonetheless, I can happily report that I have acquired these skills throughout English 101, learning to curb my near addiction to prepositional phrases, in addition to halting my use of coordinating conjunctions to begin sentences. I find it pleasing to read and compare my first essay to my latest one, seeing all of the differences and enhancements. My writing has improved through the trials of in-depth analyses and short deadlines, enabling me to perform my best no matter the style or topic. Overcoming the oppositions found in the class and my own
It was till about the age of seventeen or also known as the eleventh grade for English to be positively impacted in my life. The years before were horrible, classes felt like it took a lifetime to end, the pasty smell of opening an old book just made me gag, last but not least the teacher would never help me on what I was struggling which lead to me never paying attention to the class. The end of the tenth grade one of my older friends and I were talking about the A.P English class that my school provided. He was telling me on how fun, interesting, and most important easy the class was. Like most High School students, I started to consider whether or not I should move up into the A.P course or should I stay.
I have learned more about English in the fifteen weeks than I did in four years of high school. While this semester was a challenge it certainly made me a better writer. It has also showed me that high school does not do the best job at preparing students for college. The hardest thing for me was sentence structure and making sure my grammar was correct. The face that each paper we wrote was completely different from the last is what made me learn the most.
The school year has just about concluded. I have wrote a couple of pieces this year. Some of the grades are at the high eighties and some are at the low seventies. Sometimes, what I should write just comes to my head, but other times I need to take a lot of time to complete the task. Some of my best essays, were the success essay and the mid-year portfolio.
The biggest thing about this semester that helped me to be successful was getting into a routine. With baseball everyday i had to get my homework done when i could. The challenging part of this semester was motivating myself to get my work done early and not waiting to the last minute. Throughout the semester i grew in many ways. In english i learned how to write in different ways and how to ask good discussion questions. I had english on mondays wednesdays and fridays.On mondays we usually had a reading for homework. Wednesday we usually had to bring in a topic and discussion question . And last on fridays it was kinda a tossup but usually we talked about ways to work on our writing. I loved my english professor and was always in communication with all of us students. My favorite part of the class was when we would write in class about topics. My oceanography class was on the same days as english. I again liked my oceanography professor. For me to be successful in oceanography i had to show up everyday and take good notes. On tuesday and thursdays i had history and business. History was my favorite class my
In summary, I had an enjoyable time in my first college English class. I pushed myself as diligently as I could and learned much more than I thought I would. In addition to, my strengths grew stronger and my weaknesses improved as well. I acknowledge I still have some techniques and skills to work on; however, I am willing to put the time in and cannot wait to take English in the future. Writing is an everlasting skill that will be an enormous asset to me; in addition to my future classes, and my career as
This semester was my very first semester as a college student. Being the first, it was probably the semester I would learn the most in. I learned the expectations for writing that I will have to live up to for the next four years of my college career. Though my high school teachers were usually demanding because I was in the Honors English section throughout high school, writing in college has still ?raised the bar? for me. Also, in high school, we would have weeks to pick a topic, create a thesis, outline the paper, write the paper, and then revise the paper. In college, the time restraints are not quite as lenient. I?ve had to learn to manage my time and be more productive with what free moments I have. Strangely enough, I?ve found the college English experience to be much more rewarding and enjoyable than in high school.
History, mostly due to its rigorous workload. Homework is mandatory of course, however I found it kind of difficult accomplishing the tasks given at night since there was multiple pages that had to be read, and have notes taken on. The quizzes given were about twice a week in which most of the notes taken did not help much. The teacher was great overall, as he know what he was teaching, it is really just the homework, but it is understandable as it is an AP course. All in all, I know that I am doing the best to my abilities which makes me happy because slowly I am progressing and striving for what I think I deserve, which are my high grades.
Over the course of the semester, I feel that I have grown as a writer in many ways. When I came into the class, there were skills I had that I already excelled at. During my time in class, I have come to improve on those skills even more. Before I took this class I didn’t even realise what I was good at. This is the first class where I felt I received feedback on my writing that helped me to actually review my work in see what areas I lacked in and where I succeeded. Some of the skills I had shocked me as I didn’t think I had those capabilities in me.