A Reflection on a College English Class: The Lessons I Learned and Assignments I Enjoyed
In this very short course I have learned more than I thought I would. When I registered for this course I was anticipating a very rigorous, very simplistic course. However, when I first walked into room 233 at the Collin College Spring Creek campus, I soon realized I was in for more than what I had anticipated.
This English II class taught me to not only become a better, more fluent writer, but I also learned about the compassion of others. I learned what it takes to be apart of a cohesive group. At the beginning of this course we were asked to read different types of literature and discuss them as a group. Nevertheless, at the beginning of this course it was hard for me to participate like that. I had my own ideas and perspective on these short stories, I just didn`t always announce them. I was always good at math and science, but I always had a hunch for writing. To me writing is an outlet, some prefer coloring, others prefer playing an instrument; however I enjoy picking up my pen, pulling out my notebook, and just writing. This course has allowed me to practice that outlet. Each essay was a task to accomplish, and pushed me as a writer.
The first essay we had to write was the diagnostic essay. This essay was a great way to start the course, requiring the students to meet a certain criteria. The diagnostic essay also helped me get into the mindset of English again, which was great because of all the physics and geology finals I had been taking at the end of last semester. From the diagnostic essay we had multiple online assignments. The online blackboard assignments benefited me more than I had anticipated too. Because most of the time we had to watch or read an article and form our own opinion in a multiple paragraph post, I was able to learn how to incorporate more ideas and explain them in more depth in a short and brief manner. The assignments on blackboard were also very interesting. Each assignment was fun to learn about and made the students think in a worldwide perspective. Personally, my favorite was the assignments in particular were the TED Talks. Both TED Talks were interesting and enjoyable to watch and also to discuss. Forming a response to peoples comments also helped me understand peoples perspectives on an issue and formulate a response to their idea in a professional manner.
