Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Well this is it I suppose- the end. I dont know where to begin as far as summarizing this class/ semester-- I can say with certainty that this has been one of the best english classes I've ever taken (which has been quite a few to date), and I say this because the assignments were intense as hell, but by the end of completion you are able to realize why you were given the assignment, they all make you search within yourself to determine (and write out) what it is you truly feel or believe in. That being said, I don't believe that the assignments themselves were too difficult-- but there were an insane amount of them! One must really have an appetite for writing if one is to be successful in this class, and most importantly-- one must not do what I did-- which is fall off in the last 6 weeks. Yes there is a good reason for why I did, but regardless of what may have been the reason, the last 6 weeks are crucial point-wise; and I missed out on a lot! I dont know what I could've done differently in my circumstance, but for anyone else-- I would advise you to really keep track of your total points and determine which projects you need to complete in order to attain the optimum amount of points. I think that what I most enjoyed about this class were the blog assignments. Prior to taking this class I did'nt really have true blog experience, but the assignments that were given allowed me to open up and discuss topics that I usually would'nt discuss. In reading the blogs of others, I felt that I was really able to get to know a few of my classmates and their train of thought-- my favorite was from "Livin Life Cubano", this guy is a great writer and he's deep as hell, he conveyed his words extremely well-- and just overall made me see a few things from a different perspective. In regards to our instructor, she was a lot better than I originally thought she was going to be. When I was inquiring to other students about who I should take for 103, a lot of people told me : "Whatever you do- dont take Gross!", so me being the type of person I am-- opted for Jenn, and I dont regret it for a minute. I think those people told me not to take her because she is very intense, and she does expect a lot from you; but in the same token-- she is exteremely fair and available to address any of your concerns or issues-- if one is to fail the class, the blame rest' solely on your hands. Anyone who decides to take this class should definitely not have a lot of other things going on (whether it be academically or socially), this class does require that you work hard and often! So if it's at all possible, take this class on it's own, and I pray that none of you suffer the same as I in terms of distractions (other than social or academic types) becoming an issue and putting you in a tough place come finals week. Thank you to all of my classmates whom i've interacted with over the semester, and good luck to those who are about to take the class for the first time-- I wish you all success.- Michael Mcalister a.k.a. McBlogger
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These last 16 weeks were definitely a roller coaster experience for me as well. In the beginning I thought the class would be work, but it was English for goodness sakes. How hard could it be?
ReplyDeleteThen the reality of taking too many other classes kicked in. If I didn't need this class to graduate next weekend with my BA I probably would have dropped it mid-way through. I haven't been able to put as much effort into my writing and research as I normally would and it really bothers me. I hope to earn a B, but at this point I really just want to pass the class.
I'm not sure how much better I would have done in a face-to-face class with Jennifer. I have always preferred them to on-line and would have opted for it this past semester but it didn't work out schedule-wise. I think 16 weeks is an eternity after being on the quarter system at CSUB. But then 10 weeks goes by too fast.
Lots of students dropped the class due to time management issues and the amount of work we had. It wasn't like you could juggle with our assignments either. You just had to make a plan to do some work every day or die in quicksand. But we made it! Best wishes for your future as well.
First off I wanted to thank McBlogger I am glad that my mindless ranting did some good this semester. However I cannot sit here as an arrogant ass and take all the credit. Prior to this class my writing lacked a strong voice, it lacked the oomph, to make an impact on my reader's consciousness. My writing was flat out horrid before this class. In all my other previous English classes I can say I learned more in the first semester of this year in English than I had throughout all of my other years of English. Now that is not saying that this class was some miraculous wonderdrug that cured all of my ailments. But this class did teach me a lot about myself and about the world around me.
ReplyDeleteIn my blogs I let my feelings do the talking and my brain sometimes cleaned it up so that way it made sense to my readers. (If I did not slack and wait til the last minute) Old habits die hard I guess and I am a definite procrastinator always have been and I will work on fixing it later... But anyway that is neither here nor there, this semester has been tough for all of us, everyone had their hardships in one way or another but the finish line is here do not fret, we did it. I wish you the best of luck in whatever endeavors you partake Michael.
I found you McBlogger. Don't let your blogging end here - keep it up. Blogging is an extension of you. It was nice to read and learn more about you. The best to you. Hope to see you again.
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