It’s
surprising how fast the semester went by. Even though this online English class went by quickly I feel
like I have learned a lot. With the end of the semester here I feel my writing
skills have improved greatly compared to the start of the semester. In this
class I learned how to look deeper when reading literature, analyzing to look
for the meaning and how that affects the rest of the text. I have learned how
to better organize my thoughts to write focused statements. After reading and
writing about the novel Frankenstein I have a better understanding in looking
for multiple meanings and perspectives. I feel like I have made a great
improvement in my skills but that’s because my writing wasn’t very good to
begin with so any change is going to be a great improvement. With the skills I learned
in this class I know I can apply them to not only future college courses I will
be taking but also to my future career.
The readings in the class have affected
me in a way that it made writing about them easier just because they were
interesting. The major readings of the class with the theme of monsters made
the writing part of the class easier. It’s
not fun to write about a required reading you find tiresome.
I have met the learning outcomes for the
class just by doing all the assignments required. When doing assignments I put
effort in writing as best as I can with the continuous revision of my work to
make sure that any readers can comprehend my thoughts and ideas. The peer
review of other students work has helped not just in understanding the material
better but the comments on my work on what I need to improve upon. As a result of this I feel all of the learning
outcomes have been met even if there is always room for me to improve upon.
My writing process has changed with the
realization that just starting my essay will get my train of thought moving. I can
also go back to revise and improve my work. The hardest part of writing for me
is just getting started. My process has changed with knowing my sentences and
ideas have to flow and connect to my main idea/thesis. I try to envision how
the reader will interpret the meaning of my words. This changes how I write.
The biggest challenges were just getting
thoughts on paper. It’s hard to come up with views because I wanted to get the correct
interpretation of the poem “The Second Coming” or the novel “Frankenstein”. I overcame
this when realizing there is no true answer and any answer is correct as long
as I can provide evidence. After that with any writing assignment I focused on writing
what I really thought based on my own opinions instead of looking for the right
answer or analysis. I feel this has affected me not just in writing but when
dealing with people. I am more likely to say what I feel instead of what I think
people want to hear. As a result I feel more authentic. This class was a great help
to improving my skills and as a result I’m happy I took this class with Laura
Cline as the instructor.
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