Half-Way Blog

When I chose the class English 101 I thought that this would be a writing heavy class. Also I thought that we would have several papers to write. Ironically, this class is very different than what I expected. This is somewhat of a paperless class because at the beginning of class everyone had to create a learning blog. Within this learning blog is where we post all of our assignments and can easily communicate with our instructor. So far I think that I am doing alright in this class. I am still not really confident about posting everything through the blog because this is something I haven’t done before. It is taking me some time to get use to but I’m pretty sure that I will adapt and become more skilled at this. I have learned quite a bit about genre, such as that it is in everything we read even though we might not realize it. Some of these things include Facebook statuses and text messages. I have also learned that different genres have their own jargon. When it comes down to working with your peers and revising each other’s work I was not a fan of this. At first I disagreed with this because I would rather the person giving me my grade revise my work, but after last week I have saw how peer work can be very helpful. I felt good interacting with my peers and knowing that their advice to me is just as important as my advice to them. Also this gives you a chance to revise your work multiple times before it is turned in for a grade. The only question that I have is, how are we supposed to track our progress if this class is not posted on Blackboard? In conclusion I believe that I am doing fairly well in this class. I enhanced on my listening, communication, and group skills. I have also learned how to successfully analyze articles and make up rubrics/criteria for them. Last but not least, as the semester goes on I have positive thoughts for my future in this class. I am certain that I will take away some of the information I learned and apply it to some of my other classes.