In
English 241, I have learned a lot of about American English in depth. I
have also gained an understanding of the literature through the
mini-lectures that are provided online by Professor Brandon. Some of the
readings that were assigned each week not only prepared me for that
week but it also answered questions that I had from taking studying
American Literature in high school. Before I enrolled in this class I
had flashbacks from high school. I knew that in high school American
Literature was a hard subject for me to understand but I knew I wanted
to learn more about American Literature. I was a little scared to take
this course online because of the hard time I had previously but I have
come to the realization that a teachers technique of teaching can make a
very big difference.
I
have completed all of the assigned essays. I was only late once
completing the essay due to personal issues. In some of the essays, I
have incorporated ideas, quotes, from literature and committee
responses. I also sometimes go online and find quotes and quote them in
my discussion or essays. To ensure that I continue to complete my essays
on time I will make sure that I check the site as often as possible and
start working on it early. I have participated in my COC’s forum
discussions each week. I often times make an initial post and then try
to go back and check for responses. I just found out that there is an
option where I can choose to have an notification sent to me when
someone responds. Some actions I can take in improving my performance in
the COC’s discussion is responding early and taking the time to respond
to my committee members. The advice that I would offer to my COC’s
members to make discussions more enjoyable would probably be something
that I need to work on as well which is to reply early so that we could
keep a discussion going.
Every time
I go to check the assignments are due I read the class announcement and
background articles because they are very helpful in preparing me for
the assignments and also serve as a mini-lecture. As far as
incorporating the literature, your posts, background material, and
committee writings into my work I do not do that often. A matter of fact
I rarely do that. For the next half of the class, I will start to
incorporate all of those things into my writings. As I have always been
told in high school we learn from each other. The grade I hope to earn
in this class is an A. The actions I plan to take to make sure that I
receive that grade is getting my work in on time, re-reading the
syllabus and making sure that I am doing all of the things that I am
asked to do.
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