English class has been a great growing experience for me. In choosing to write I generally choose to write about something that interests me. I believe that it is a challenge to have an assignment that you may not have the most interest in. For instance, in this class most of the writing has been based on monsters as well as fictional creatures. Now, for me this is far from a subject I would choose to write on and this made it a challenge for me. Even though it was stretching me, this is what should happen in an English class. I should be pulled out of my comfort zone and have to accomplish something I wouldn’t normally do. I believe this helps a person grow.
I am going to school for Elementary Education Certification, and English is the cornerstone of teaching elementary students. If a student fails to understand English they will not be able to make it through school. Although it seemed like such simple assignments, I thoroughly enjoyed the simple refreshers on commas, apostrophes, and citations. Although we all learned this years ago, it is nice to look at it again. When you are out of practice you tend to forget. I believe that many of the things that we have been over in this class will be very helpful, not just for my career, but as I continue through college. Whether it be English classes or a History class, my teachers will still expect me to have good writing skills.
I think that analyzing a text is one of the biggest things I am taking away from this class. I have learned to look beyond what my own mind sees and try to step in someone else’s shoes. In my own world I can interpret however I want to, but to really understand what a writer is saying, I sometimes have to step elsewhere and analyze. What has the writer went through recently that may affect this writing? I believe that I have grown a lot in this area.
I have thoroughly enjoyed this class and I am glad to take away what I can to further my career. English is the cornerstone of learning and I want to walk away with as much knowledge as I can.
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I like the term, stepping into someone else's shoes for describing analysis. It never accrued to me that that is basically what analysis is. Like you, I feel, the best thing that I got out of this class was learning how to analyze a text.
ReplyDeleteIt is really nice that this class is going to help you in your career. You're right, being knowledgeable in English and knowing a lot about the techniques being used is a must when teaching Elementary children. This class really did provide good skills on how to analyze text.
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