blog 10

Throughout my English 102 course I have learned many things that have made me a better writer. I would say the most important thing I learned in this class was how to use the Schaffer Model. The Schaffer model was something I had never seen until this class, but was something I wish I had learned years ago. While writing my final research paper for this class I used this model, and it made writing my paper so much easier. Another first while in this class was having to write weekly blogs. Yes everyone blogs online and uses the Internet, but this was a new form of blogging for me. We were expected to keep up with our blogs every week, and were expected to write about various topics. One of the most challenging assignments of this course was our critical analysis we has to write on the movie Beautiful Girls. Of course everyone can write a basic summary of a movie, but or assignment was to form an argument. We had to determine the purpose of the movie and write a paper forming our own argument.
We also got the chance to learn more efficient ways of researching, and how to use the information we found. We had a 7-10 page research paper due at the end of the semester, and the tools I learned throughout this class improved my paper greatly. I learned how to find reliable sources, and where the best places to find sources was. Although many students believe all English classes are alike, I really do believe I have taken many things from this class. I have learned many new methods that will greatly benefit me throughout school.
Although i might not of always seemed like the best student or that i was very prepared, i will definitely take a lot from this class. In most English classes i never really learn anything, i feel like its just the same thing over and over again. However i actually feel like i learned skills that will help me become a better writer. Thank you for your patience with Liz and I, but we had a lot of fun.