I honestly enjoyed this course more than any of my other “read and respond” courses so far. I’ve mentioned before that this is my final English course for my degree, so it’s been extra exciting knowing that I have officially gotten through college English! Not that I don’t enjoy English, because I truly do, but after years of helping my husband with his, and then years of doing mine, it’s been a long haul. In addition, I love how much confidence this class has given me for the rest of my courses. After all the work I did this semester, I know I will be able to do well on any other writing assignment given to me from now on. I really honed my skills on analyzing, not summarizing, and for some reason I feel like my vocabulary really improved this year. I know for a fact the reason why I enjoyed this class so much was the content. I loved Frankenstein once I was able to really get into it, and I think I’ve talked to 4-5 different people about the last article we read about zombies. That’s way more interesting content than a review about a review about reusable energy or something. To me at least! Plus I was able to use my favorite author for the final. I wish that more classes were categorized this way, (i.e. monsters in literature, or romance in literature) because it really does make it easier to read and write about what you love, or enjoy. While it was challenging, I overcame all of those challenges, and I’m very proud of the papers I am putting in my portfolio this semester. I’m also proud of being able to say that I’ve read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and I have a polished opinion of it. Most importantly, I’m proud that I am officially college educated in English. It was a great semester! Happy Holidays!
Nikki, I completely agree! I didn't even mention this in my reflection, but I think the topic of monsters in this class kept me much more interested than I ever have been in English before. This, too, is my last English class and I feel the same way! WOOHOO! We've almost made it! I think having interesting topics to write about makes such a big difference with wanting to write about it. Best of luck to you!
ReplyDeleteHi Nikki, Congrats on finishing up all your English courses. I too am finished and it is a great feeling. I enjoyed reading your papers over the semester and think you have done a great job. Good luck in the future and Happy Holidays to you as well.
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