Professor McKeever,
When one embarks on returning to the college scene the word “fun” is usually not among the words one would use to describe the experience, especially when the individual is thirty-six years old with two moody teenagers at home, and still pondering the question, “What do I want to do when I grow up”? I envisioned nights spent on grammar assignments and reading cryptic novels. In my nightmares, there were writing assignments of sappy poems in iambic pentameter or worse, Haikus! Lastly, the imagined final would be exclusively on the appropriate use of my arch enemy, the semicolon. I was doomed. However, English class was very different from my expectations.
I cannot say the class was an easy; I can say this class was fun. Each week, as our class was presented with an intriguing writing project , we were challenged to express our view on the topic. This brought a depth to the class that I had not expected and since I am an individual who loves to research almost any subject, I enjoyed these assignments. From the metaphoric use of literary allusions and the elements of a good character profile to reviewing and then writing an effective argument, I feel I grew to understand the differences between writing moderately well and writing with structure, perspective and appeal. I admit I still have my troubles with comas and quotation marks when I write; old habits are hard to break. However, I now have a new set of tools to use in my writing projects to bring them to life.
Thank you Professor McKeever for making class both fun and challenging!
All The Best,
Annette Nowicki
When one embarks on returning to the college scene the word “fun” is usually not among the words one would use to describe the experience, especially when the individual is thirty-six years old with two moody teenagers at home, and still pondering the question, “What do I want to do when I grow up”? I envisioned nights spent on grammar assignments and reading cryptic novels. In my nightmares, there were writing assignments of sappy poems in iambic pentameter or worse, Haikus! Lastly, the imagined final would be exclusively on the appropriate use of my arch enemy, the semicolon. I was doomed. However, English class was very different from my expectations.
I cannot say the class was an easy; I can say this class was fun. Each week, as our class was presented with an intriguing writing project , we were challenged to express our view on the topic. This brought a depth to the class that I had not expected and since I am an individual who loves to research almost any subject, I enjoyed these assignments. From the metaphoric use of literary allusions and the elements of a good character profile to reviewing and then writing an effective argument, I feel I grew to understand the differences between writing moderately well and writing with structure, perspective and appeal. I admit I still have my troubles with comas and quotation marks when I write; old habits are hard to break. However, I now have a new set of tools to use in my writing projects to bring them to life.
Thank you Professor McKeever for making class both fun and challenging!
All The Best,
Annette Nowicki