Overall Class Reflection

To be honest, this semester, I did not learn much at all in my English class.  I learned how to properly format a citation in MLA format, but not much else.  I am not saying that I did not gain anything from the course, but it is just a 100-level English class.  Many of the literary works we read were interesting, as were some of the discussions, but most of the course depended on formulating opinions, writing about them, and presenting them. 

            Ever since I first learned how to analyze a work of literature using literary elements, I enjoyed it because there are always so many elements that can be used to prove a point.  Also, there are various perspectives that a literary work can be seen from.  The “fishbowl” discussions we had in class helped me see the literary works we read from different perspectives, but I felt that the giant posters decorated with colorful markers were a bit unnecessary.  I prefer to use index cards, a notebook, or an occasional slideshow when I present something in front of others.

            I don’t want this to seem very negative, as if I’m saying “I gained nothing from this class; it was stupid” or anything like that.  I just want to make that clear.  A lot of the lectures and discussions were thought-provoking, but I will get to that specifically in other posts.  Overall, I think this was a fun and interesting class.  Unfortunately, the only other English class I have to take is Technical Writing, which does not sound like it will be very creative.  I may decide to take a writing course in the future as an elective depending on how much room I will have in future schedules.