In English Class Essay, Research Paper
Personal Writing: What I Learned This Semester In English Class
I feel this semester, only the first of many I will endure, was a successful one.
The objective of the course was to make us better writers, and I certainly have
improved. I learned what makes a paper good or bad, what makes it easier to
write a good paper, and how the manner that the class is held makes a difference.
However, I feel I should have taken my high school English class more seriously.
The teacher graded rather leniently, which attributed to my lack of effort. The
amount of work required to get an “A” paper in my high school was about
equivalent to the work required to get a “C” paper here at Lehigh. It was a
very difficult adjustment for me. I went through high school writing what I
now know to be not-so-good papers, but received good grades for them. Then, I
thought they were good because of the grades I got. Now, I find myself working
over twice as hard for half the grade.
This isn’t a completely bad thing, though. It teaches me that my writing really
wasn’t very good. What I used to think deserved an “A” I now realize only does
deserve a “C.” Now I have to take my writing more seriously, and try much
harder at producing good output. Also, my goal isn’t to write a paper that will
get a good grade. Now, my goal is to write better papers. I write to become a
better writer.
That is, I feel, a very important thing that I learned this semester. I don’t
think, “O.K., I have to get at least a B on this paper.” Instead, I think,
“O.K., I have to use this assignment to improve my work.” This is a much better
approach because it causes the writer to try to produce a well written piece.
Writing for a grade often causes the writer to do just enough to get by.
I also learned that it is much easier to produce a good piece of writing if I am
kept interested. By choosing our own topics, rather than have the teacher give
us topics to write on, we often are much more interested in the subject. If we
are interested in what we are writing about, we tend to have a better opinion,
and we can explain our ideas better. All of this helps us produce better papers.
Also, if the writer is interested in the subject, this interest often
translates into the writer making a more interesting paper, which keeps the
reader more interested and gives people a better opinion of how good of a writer
that person really is.
Finally, I learned that the teacher makes a world of difference. Throughout
high school, my English teachers were boring, monotone, and seemed
unenthusiastic about their work. they acted like they were better than the
students were. They approached the class thinking, “I know what I’m talking
about and you don’t, so shut up and listen to me.” You, on the other hand, made
the class interesting. You kept my attention, which is often hard to do. You
seemed able to relate to us in a friendly way, rather than as teacher/student.
You seemed to approach the class thinking, “I know what I’m talking about, but
you might too, so please listen to what I have to say and you can add what you
want later.” This approach is much better. It causes the students to think.
You made the class fun, while still keeping it a class, not a game. When the
class is more fun it causes the students to become better motivated to do well.
This is what most influenced me during the semester. If it were just another
boring old English class I wouldn’t have accomplished anything.
These are the things that I learned throughout the semester. They are the
things I feel were most important. Writing to become better at writing, being
able to choose my own topic that interests me, and the luck of having a good
teacher helped most in my improvement. I only hope to improve more next
semester. At least I have a better idea of what to expect.
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