This document summarizes Andrea Hewes' reflections on what she learned in her English 102 course over the fall 2011 semester. She discusses gaining confidence in her writing skills and style through assignments like analyzing poems, revising papers, and creating an annotated bibliography. Blogging for the class made it a more engaging experience. Overall, she feels the course helped improve her abilities for future college papers.
2. Reflection
Over the course of the
semester there are many
things that I learned. The
things that I learned, I
know, will help me with my
papers and my
assignments for the rest of
my college experience.
I also gained more
confidence in myself and
my writing style.
4. Summary vs Analysis
Summary Analysis
Summary: A brief paragraph
describing and informing three or Analysis: examines the summary
more of the following elements: elements described above in order
to look for their meaning in the
1. Who: those involved
following contexts:
2. What: the event or topic being
1. Relationships, trends, patterns
covered
2. Roles of
3. When: time, period, era, night or
people, places, objects, situations
day
3. Consequences or results of
4. Where: the
events, decisions and processes
location, distance, place
4. Causes and their effects
5. Why: the cause or causes
5. Advantages and disadvantages/
6. How: the process(es)
gains and losses
Report: An extended summary that
6. Strengths and weaknesses
delves deeper into more
descriptions and details of the above
elements
This was the most important thing that I learned this semester. I am
still not completely comfortable with the process but I am getting
better
5. Poem Analysis
Photograph of September 11th Lady Lazareth
By: Wislawa Szymborska By: Sylvia Plath
This was the first poem that I This was the second poem that I
analyzed this semester. It was a good analyzed this semester. I
experience and I enjoyed the learned that I enjoyed analyzing
assignment poetry and I am not bad at it.
6. Commas & MLA Citation
I have never been very good at
comma placement. This It is always important to cite
semester has made me a little correctly. This is something
more comfortable with comma that I have become more
confident in after this
usage in my papers. semester.
7. Revising a College Essay
I always had that feeling of dread when I thought about
revising a paper. This semester was a good experience when
it came to revision. I learned that it can be easy when taking
in all comments and suggestions.
8. Critical Response
The next analysis was done on The last paper was my choice
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. and I chose Jane Austen’s
It was frustrating but a good Northanger Abbey. This was
learning experience the hardest paper for me but I
was happy with the end result.
9. Monsters
It was a surprise to me that something that you see in horror
movies can have a more profound meaning. It is hard to know
what that meaning is until you analyze what the author is trying
to say.
10. Annotated Bibliography
o A bibliography is a list of
sources
(books, journals, websites, peri
odicals, etc.) one has used for
researching a topic.
Bibliographies are sometimes
called "references" or "works
cited" depending on the style
format you are using. A
bibliography usually just
includes the bibliographic
information (i.e., the
author, title, publisher, etc.).
o An annotation is a summary
and/or evaluation.
o Therefore, an annotated It is always fun to learn
bibliography includes a something new, and writing an
summary and/or evaluation of annotated bibliography was
each of the sources. one for me this semester.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/
11. Blogging
A blog (a blend of the term web
log)[1] is a type of website or
part of a website supposed to
be updated with new content
from time to time. Blogs are
usually maintained by an
individual with regular entries
of commentary, descriptions of
events, or other material such
as graphics or video. Entries
are commonly displayed in
reverse-chronological order.
Blog can also be used as a
verb, meaning to maintain or
Blogging this semester made add content to a blog.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
this class a little more exciting.
It also made me feel like I was
apart of the class.
12. Work Cited
o Reflection Image: http://www.funzug.com/index.php/nature/awesome-reflection-lake-photos.html
o Aliens: http://www.newanimal.org/aliens.htm
o Analysis Image: http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/from-the-editorial-nitpick-dept_b19497
o Annotated Bibliography: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/
o Annotated Bibliography Image:
http://edithdelgado.pbworks.com/w/page/36348036/Start%20of%20Annotated%20Bibliography
o Blogging: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
o Blogging Image: http://www.maheshkukreja.com/blogging-the-inexpensive-way-to-do-a-lot
o Cannibals: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism
o Comma Image: http://crosswaterfarm.com/commas/2ic.html
o Cyborgs: http://davengwrites.com/
o Jane Austen Image: http://klikupdate.com/2011/11/jane-austen-crime-novelist-died-of-%E2%80%98arsenic-
poisoning%E2%80%99.html
o Lady Lazareth Image: http://novelnovice.com/2010/04/16/decorate-you
o Mary Shelley Image: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Frankenstein-Norton-Critical-Editions-Shelley/dp/0393964582
o Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Image: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Frankenstein-Norton-Critical-Editions-
Shelley/dp/0393964582
o MLA Image: http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/C/bo3750550.html
o Northanger Abbey Image: http://booksnwhatnot.blogspot.com/2011/11/northanger-abbey.html
o Revising Image: http://uwbwritingcenter.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/revision/
o Summary Image: http://www.oocities.org/wonderfulkel/samples.html
o Summary vs. Analysis website: http://comptalk.fiu.edu/analysis_v.htm
o September 11th Image: http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ0903-SEP_FALLINGMAN
o Vampires: http://www.vampires.com/vampire-diaries-vs-true-blood-what-your-favorite-vampire-show-says-about-you/
o Witches: http://www.students.sbc.edu/howell07/Symbols%20of%20Halloween.htm
o Werewolves: http://werewolf.wikia.com/wiki/Werewolf_powers
o Zombies: http://zombiator.webs.com/zombiepicswithwords.htm
