Keane++Final+Reflection

English 1010 has been an interesting and joyful experience. I can honestly say that this is the first year that I have been confident in my writing skills. Unlike my previous years which includes high school and my first year of college, I wasn't a very competent writer. After writing so much in this class I've become content with my skill. At first I didn't think this class would really help me become a better writer but now, I can truly say that writing has improved the most out of all my skills. In my previous years of english classes It was hard for me to write about any subject with more than a couple of sentences. Now I can can write entire pages and still have more to say. What helped most of all was probably the truncated structure of the class, because of it, we had to write multiple journals per week. With all this writing I was able to become comfortable with articulating what I was tying to say on paper. The journal I enjoyed writing about the most was the three controversial issues, mainly because I was able to express some of my beliefs. That same journal also helped me pick my topic for my research paper, which was about cloned foods. Another helpful feature in this class was the reading because they were all interesting. From Kurt Vonnegut to Anne Franke's diary, we were able to read a variety of work from famous people. We also read lesser know authors who wrote on interesting topics such as internet dating and an experience involving Bozo the clown. The most interesting read was probably the "In Defense of Talk Shows" article. I enjoyed this very much because I never viewed talk shows as a way for the rich middle class to look into the lower class lifestyle. Another part of class that I enjoyed was the essay writing. As stated before, I have always been a bad writer, but because of the different types of essay assignments, I think I was able to improve my writing immensely. In fact the essay I feel that helped me improve the most was the compare and contrast essay. I have never been good at comparing and contrasting in writing, but I feel proud of my paper. It wasn't the best, but I was able to learn a few ways that I could compare and contrast better, such as spacial and chronologically. Overall my experience in this class was pleasant. It never became too challenging for me to handle, but it also never became too easy. I was able to improve my english skills without struggling through it. The most important lesson I learned in this class is that, constantly writing will help anyone become a better writer. In my following english classes, I will feel much more confident and it wouldn't matter what my next teachers try and make me do because I know my skills are better now.