Before I started this class, I was very familiar with brainstorming techniques such as clustering, listing and free writing. In High School, my teachers pushed these techniques on me and my classmates, however, I always felt as if it didn’t help me out much. However, when you gave us the example of clustering in class after watching the Matrix, it very much helped me improve on this technique. Another component of writing that I feel I improved on is topic sentences and theses. Though I’ve written countless essays requiring a thesis statement, I feel that the in-depth lesson on strong and weak thesis statements clarified some issues I had with them. Now I know the difference between having an opinion, and having a position on a given topic.
Out of all the assignments that were given to us, the interaction with ENA 099 was by far my favourite. I enjoyed reading Murad’s work, critiquing it, and helping them to achieve better writing skills. When I was responding to Murad’s entry, I was very confident in my critique and I was well aware of all the criteria of a good blog entry. I also remain confident that my advice will help Murad’s writing to improve. I preferred interacting with someone who was not in my class because I had the opportunity to analyze their work on a strictly unbiased level. I also felt that this assignment really gave the class a sense of what blogging is really about. Reading the work of others, taking in their information and commenting on it are the main elements of social media.
In closing, I really don’t have much else to reflect on, except I really do like the class. All of the assignments are relevant and meaningful. I also enjoy the community that we’ve created in the classroom. I do feel that this is a good group and as time goes on, I notice that most of us are comfortable in class discussion. :]
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