Richards
English 1301
December 5, 2014
Semester Narrative
English 1301 was my first college course and I feel it went pretty well. It was certainly an easy course, but that was good as it eased me into taking college classes. While the class was great for me, and an easy A, I went in expecting to learn more about writing than I actually got to. The class seemed unfocused and not much learning was actually done.During the classes, most of our time was spent discussing various topics. I understand that this was to teach us to communicate, however I would have much rather spent time learning how to write a good essay. The learning that was accomplished seemed very basic. I am not sure if that is just the syllabus or if the class required simple instruction, but nonetheless I do not feel I learned much of anything this semester. I chose this as my first class, hoping to learn to write a good college-leveled paper, but I am still not sure if I can do that.
As for how I feel I did myself this semester, I feel pretty confident with my grades. I have managed to get all A’s except for on the group project. The only reason I got a B on that was because my group failed to put forth decent effort on the project. Other than that I seem to have done well. This may be due to easy grading, or I am a ton better at writing than I give myself credit for, either way I’ll take it.
I do not feel my writing is good enough for the grades I received, however I would take the A any day rather than argue that I am not being graded hard enough. While I do not think my essays are good, I did gain confidence in writing them this semester, and if nothing else I did manage to write interesting papers.
This semester was partially successful even though I may not have learned all I hoped for and my writing may still be rough. Yet, I did become more comfortable with my writing and got a great grade that will help me towards my goals.
