Reflection

Professor Cline,

            This course has been a definite challenge for me compared to other English classes that I have taken in the past.  English class has always come very easy for me when it came to creative writing, my imagination has always been on the overactive side.  The challenge of literary analysis has been quite a rude awakening.  To gear my mind to analyze and not summarize has been hard, but I have enjoyed the experience.  Another thing that has always been hard for me in every English class that I have taken, this class is no exception, is grammar and punctuation rules in writing.  This will always be a struggle for me I am afraid, but that doesn’t stop me from trying to get it right.  The essays that I have written in this class have really allowed me to dig deep into my writing style.  I feel that it has already started to fine tune my skills and views on a lot of aspects in life that I don’t necessarily deal with on a daily basis. 

            It has always hard for me to write about my successes because I hate to feel like I am patting myself on the back or talking myself up.  However, I have always felt a sense of accomplishment and pride when I look at my accomplishments.  My finished papers and blog posts in this class are no different than any of those other times.  I think that the biggest success for me has been my last essay.  I was in tears when I first started writing it, but when I finally hit that submit button I was pretty proud of my finished product.

            In this class we have had to read different pieces of literature that I would not have chosen to read on my own.  I enjoy reading, it is one of my favorite past times, but I did not think that I would enjoy the required reading as much as I have.  The class readings have inspired me to give other types of literature a chance.  I have always wanted to read Frankenstein but never took the time, and this class gave me that opportunity.  However, I would have to say my favorite readings have definitely been the poems.

            My goals for the second half of the semester are, to feel as accomplished and as comfortable with my finished products as I have in the first half of the semester.  I would especially like to be more comfortable with the grammar and punctuation in my essays and assignments.  There are two things that I would like to accomplish when all is said and done.  First, I would like to be able to be more comfortable when I write an essay, and not struggle to write what is in my mind down on paper.  Second, I would like to finish this class with a grade that I can look at and feel proud of.  I am a good student, I always have been, but this time it is more important that my grades reflect that. 

                                                                        Sincerely,

                                                                                    Andrea Hewes