It's been 8 weeks since I have started my English 102 class. Wow, how time flies when you are having fun. I don't know about most people, but I do know some who might think going to class isn't fun. I have learn to adjust into the class, and adapted to the instructor's teaching style. Today, I felt comfortable for the first time speaking out loud in front of the class. I am guessing it is because of the topics we were discussing, and I was able to relate to the essays we read about. Or it could be for the first time, I took the time, and answered all of the questions after reading the essays.
The class has had 3 writing assignments thus far. I found myself anxious and filled with doubt when doing the assignments; however, my grades on the papers haven't been too bad. The first writing assignment was a summary worth 25 points; I scored 23 points. I figured that out to be 92 percent (by the way, I am not math genius, so please correct me if I am wrong). The next writing assignment was a paraphrase. Again worth 25 points; I scored 22 points. That would be 88 percent. I just received the Critical Analysis that I turned in, and that was worth a total of 50 points; I was so relieved that I had earned 46 points. That would be 92 percent.
The instructor has given me confidence in my writing ability so far this semester. Now I begin my journey on starting to work on my research paper. This research paper is on a topic of my choice. Of course, there are some topics that are off limits. This will have to be an argumentative research paper. I have a few ideas on what I might want to research and write about. Please fill free to send me any ideas that come to mind that you might think would be a good research topic. So far the topics I have thought about is Global Warming and the Polar Bears; of course the recent topics that have been in the news such as: the stimulus package, the Illinois governor's recent unveiling on the budget and wanting to raise our state income tax from 3 to 4.5 percent.
I have enjoyed my first 8 weeks of class and look forward to finishing it up. I am planning on taking a class during the summer, and registration starts at the end of March. I am leaning on taking the Speech class that I need.
As the semester progresses I will try and post updates, but there will be no guarantee that it will happen.
