Lutz's+Final+Reflection

Final Reflection  Over the past couple weeks we have composed five different types of essays. A descriptive essay, narrative essay, comparison essay, research essay, and a classification essay. I was familiar with most of the essay types but the narrative and the classification were new to me. I had never seen a paper where the topic was split into three sections. The composition assignments were very manageable and easy to write. I enjoyed the assignments and had a good time writing them.  When I first started out in the class my writing was terrible and so was my punctuation use. I didn’t know when I was supposed to use a comma and when I wasn’t supposed to use one. I never really grasped comma usage throughout my school career so I really needed help. The exercising we did in class involving comma usage really stuck will me and I think are going to help me on papers I have to write in the future. Also I learned that I should type all my papers and journals because my handwriting is appalling and I can barely read it.  My favorite things we did in class were the comma usage quiz, the surprise treats and the juicy quote lesson. If we participated in the comma usage quiz and go the answer right we were rewarded with a treat. Also when we were given handouts, if there was a check mark somewhere on the paper we were given you got a treat. I liked this because it made kids want to come to class and really pay attention during lessons. The juicy quote lesson helped me out when I was writing my research paper. I didn’t know how to include a quote into a writing, but the lessons helped and made my paper better overall.  My least favorite thing in class was the lesson on how to fail a test. I was a little skeptical about the lesson because I thought it was unneeded. I don’t know why we did it, perhaps to know what not to do when taking a test or writing a paper.  Overall this English class has helped me grow both as a writer and a person. My writing skills have improved and I feel more confident with my techniques. Also the research assignment and multiple other assignments really made me appreciate my life and the opportunities that are presented before me, because many people in the world are not as lucky.