Jake's+Reflection

Reflection English 1010 is finally over. Some may say that are so glad it is done. Others may miss some of their friends in the class. Some will miss the new friendships formed with new people. Whatever people decide to take the new knowledge that has been given to us we will all share. English classes have always been a problem with me, but for once I feel that I have actually been able to progress in my writing. In class we have been expected to write many different styles of essays in a truncated class. It truly seemed like we had a new assignment due every week. When looking at all the different types of essays though I had already written a paper in that format before, except for one. For me the classification was by far the newest, and hardest essay for me to write. I had never formally introduced to that style before. In the end though I felt like my final draft was a well thought out paper with all of my effort put into it. The rewarding part of learning the style was being able to add the new style to my arsenal for further classes. As for the readings I was rather interested in most of the selections that we were assigned. I had previously studied non fiction in high school. So the style of writing was not new to me but the selections were. There was little difficulty in the readings. But the rewards were by far much more. With all the new readings I was exposed to new author’s writing styles that I was able to analyze and try to use for my own personal self. I tend to write the way I talk but it never seems to carry the same meaning if I was to explain it to someone myself. So it was nice to see the different styles to express my ideas. Then we have our grammar lessons. How could I forgot the dreaded comma splice lesson. That was by far the best class yet. Mrs. Lowry’s teaching style for me was far easier to understand and be able to integrate the information into my writing. Being able to use the information was by far the greatest reward for me. And I do believe that it did change my writing for the better. Just for a general overall feeling for the class I enjoyed it thoroughly. I would say that my favorite reading was by far the sample research papers. I loved reading those samples to find new things to add to my paper and make it better. As for a writing assignment though I enjoyed the classification essay the most. I want to be a cop so being able to look at each career path made it easier for me to see what direction to go in. By far my biggest challenge will come as no surprise. The challenge was to write up to the expectations of Mrs. Lowry. I tried as much as I could to incorporate her ideas and teachings into my paper and be able to produce a polished piece of work. And though we had many assignment s none of them held ant less value than the next. English 1010 has been a great class. I hope what I have been taught I can take and apply into my next English class. Though much work went into my assignments it was all well worth it. And I wouldn’t change anything about the class. I hope everyone else got as much out of the class as I did.