Final Reflection of English 102

Frank Keeney

English 102

Leslie Jewkes

4/27/2011

Reflection

            This past semester has been an exciting time with all of my classes. It was definitely a challenging semester, specifically with all the work that had to be put into this class especially the multi- genre project.  The whole semester, I felt like I was on overload with the project’s that were assigned to be able to pass the class. Often times it was difficult finding what was due and what the requirements of the assignments. Success seemed to be very challenging with the work load that was presented for the class. The organization of this class made it difficult to stay organized with assignments and created some frustration.  The last couple of English classes seemed easier, for me I guess it was making sure to get the proper sources to work completely with all of my essays. Reflecting back throughout the semester, it improved my weakness and brought out new weakness that needed to be improved.

             Improving throughout the semester was challenging, but with the challenges that where presented I began to see improvement in my work. Research has always been hard for me finding the proper sources always seemed difficult especially making sure that they were a creditable source. In the beginning of my research, I was having difficulties finding the proper sources to use with the type of paper I was writing.  I find if I can actually choose my own topics for research and writing even from a broad topic, I write better. That was a challenge this semester because the options seemed limited and uninteresting to me.  Through all the difficult nights of writing it seemed to get easier and everything started to flow like it was suppose to. I finally felt like I was making progress with my writing assignments. Improving in this area meant a lot because I have always had trouble writing papers and making them sound and look good. Hopefully all of that is behind me now and I will continue to improve.

            There are still areas for me to improve on in my future classes when it comes to writing. Starting with my grammar, I do not know anyone that can write a perfect essay on the first time. For me it usually takes three times going through my rough draft to get my essay even close.  Staying on topic is also a hard one for me; though I would like to think that I have improved on this area when working on my current papers.  I really started to notice improvement on this after my first essay, which was great for me because it took me longer to properly get what I wanted to say down on paper.  It was really nice to see the improvement and progress that I was making after being out of school for so long. Everything that I have learned so far is really going to help when I get out of school and back into the working world. I will be able to apply the knowledge that I have learned in this class and all the others to create better papers.  I will be able to use everything that I have learned in this class to better my chances in being a successful person in what ever I chose do for the rest of my working life.

            Overall the projects that I have done in this class will provide a greater knowledge of writing; therefore give me a better chance of performing at a higher standard than others. Reflecting back throughout the semester, it improved my weakness and brought out new weakness that needed to be improved. Researching was a difficult task on its own making the correct choices for possible sources, along with making sure that I stay on topic and inserting the sources properly throughout the essay. I have learned a great deal of useful information that I will be able to use in my future schooling and in my future career.