Camp Verde, AZ 86322
October 20th, 2011
Ms. Laura Cline
English 102, Yavapai College
601 Black Hills Drive
Clarkdale, AZ 86324
Dear Ms. Cline,
I am very excited to be able to take this class with you. So far I have really enjoyed our assignments and they have all been learning experiences. I am writing this letter to explain to you where I’m at in your class.
I have really faced some challenges in this class, but I am also grateful to be stretched. I should not limit myself and this class has helped me discover that I am capable to achieve many things. One of my biggest challenges has been finding an analysis that is argumentative. When I read someone’s work I analyze it, but usually I see what everyone else would see. Although I have found this a challenge I feel that I have improved at being able to step back and look deeper and find a deeper meaning.
The readings that we have been going through in class have been interesting. At first I was trying to figure out why we would be specifically reading Frankenstein. Most of us have seen the movie and some of us have read the book. As we read through it though there is so much more that has been overlooked. We may have seen the movie, but I never thought of there being a meaning behind it. There is so much passion and meaning behind this book. It really makes me stop and cherish the friends and family I have, and not take them for granted.
Creative writing is right down my alley, so literary analysis is so different. It is a challenging way to write about a particular passage. You can’t just simply summarize the story and tell what you thought of it, you actually have to get deep into it. You have to step out of your own mind and think to yourself what the author is portraying. I am also taking journalism and that is also more of summarizing than anything else. You may have to step into the stories shoes, but you are writing not from someone else’s article, but your own mind and ideas.
My goals for this last half of the semester is to not be afraid of writing a literary analysis. I tend to get so stressed. Is this analysis silly or ridiculous? What are others going to think about my subject I chose to focus on? I want to improve my writing of an analysis. I want it to appeal to people. If what I am writing about is not very interesting, it is my job to make it appealing.
Thank you so much, for all your time and effort you have put into this class. I know we as students sometimes think we have it hard, but I know you also have to work around the clock, at home, and probably weekends to be able to help us students. So, thank you for all you do!
Sincerely,
Reanna Byrd
Student, Yavapai College
I most definitely agree with you when you spoke of how all the assignments have been learning experiences. When I think back on some of the assignments we had, there was a wide array of things that really taught alot. There has been so much taught so far that I don't realize until I put it to use and think back to how I learned that skill. It is quite remarkable how much has been covered so far. I too find literary analysis much different than any other type of writing. It makes you think so much about what you read. Sometimes I feel as if I think too much about the reading and develop ideas that I am afraid will seem ridiculous and over the top to other people. But on that note, posting our writing and letting others give their input I feel is very valuable in our success in this class. I agree as well with the Thank You to Mrs. Cline.
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ReplyDeleteI would definitely say that I agree with your comments about this class. For myself I also feel that this class and these assignments are a learning experience. I have discovered that I am capable of writing much more then I had thought. I agree with your thoughts of the book as well. I was very surprised this book had such meaning as well. Good Job~ Carissa
I agree completely with your comments! I feel the same way that you do with regards to the analysis on the stories we have read. I get so stressed out trying to ensure that I am not summarizing! I have seen great strides in this skill which I have this class to thank for. Prior to this class I never have written anything other than a summary about what I have read and I rather enjoy that I can know see the difference and have gotten better, not great at this skill, although I do hope to get great! You and I have a lot of the same comments regarding the first half of the session and it is nice to see that I am not the only one! Good post!
ReplyDeleteGReat job! i agree with you! I have a lot of stress dealing with an analysis. I get insecure about if I'm writing too much or not enough. Sometimes I freak out thinking that I may not be interpreting it the correct way. I need to get past that too :)
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