Reflection

Dear Winter Quarter English 110 Students,

This time last quarter I was in the same position you are in right now, about to take my very first English class as a college student. If you’re anything like me, you may be worried that you are not prepared for this level of writing and feel afraid you won’t be able to keep pace. I am here to tell you though, that it is not as intimidating as it seems. As long as you keep due dates in mind and don’t procrastinate until the very last minute you’ll do fine. At the beginning of the quarter it all seems a little overwhelming, but if you just work in small steps everything will come together in the end, or at least it did for me.

Personally, I really liked this class because it gave me an opportunity to write less formally, which is something I haven’t done in a very long time. It was actually kind of difficult at first, though, because for so long, all I can remember is being forced to research as many facts and figures about a subject as is humanly possible and heaven forbid I should use the word “you” in anything I write. We did do some formal writing in English 110 too, but for the first time in a long time, I was actually interested in what we wrote about, since for the most part, we picked our own topics.

So basically what I’m trying to say is English 110 is pretty okay. Like I said before, if you just pay attention to due dates, work in small steps, choose topics you’re really interested in, and just have fun with your writing, the quarter will go by smoothly.

Best of Luck!

Hannah Schrock