FINAL!!!!!!

Course Goals:
Develop the ability to work well with others on composing tasks.
This semester of English, I have done the most group work I've ever done in my whole entire life. Now, I don't really like working in groups because I like working at my own pace. However, the intensive and peer reviews that we participated in were quite helpful. For me, it was like constructive criticism. At the time, I didn't like to think that anything was wrong with my paper. I wanted everyone to say that my paper was perfect. Therefore, I didn't take the criticism well. But now that I look back at it I know that my classmates weren't attacking me in any way. They gave me some helpful tips in how I could make my writing stronger. I really hated this class when I found out that we were going to be working in groups. And when I hate something, I don't really have an open mind about changing my ways of thinking. It wasn't until one of my papers got intensively reviewed that I was more open-minded about working in groups. I think it just really put it into perspective for me. So working in groups in this English class this semester has helped me in more ways than one; working more efficiently in groups and have more of an open mind and not think I'm so perfect all the time. Thank you English 103/my classmates/ Professor McArdle.

Develop effective strategies of invention, drafting, and revision for different audiences and different purposes.
I don't believe I have developed any strategies of invention, drafting, and revision during the course of this semester in English 103. I don't really see how we were taught any of these. I had trouble starting any of my drafts only for the reason that I didn't know how to start. And for me, getting started is the hardest part. I never knew what to write about, therefore, I just put it on the back burner thinking something will come to me later. But later always rolls around and I forget about it. Now I know I should take responsibility for my own actions, and that I am, but I think if we learned more about drafting and such this would have helped me get an earlier start and get things turned in on time!

Understand that persuasion- both visual and verbal- is integral to reading and composing.
I can be easily convinced with anything; It's the wonder of being naive. However, I can also tell when something is meant to be persuasive and when something isn't. So the understanding persuasion while I'm reading isn't really my problem. It's the composing part that gets me every time. I can be persuasive, but I don't really know when I'm doing it. This goes along with me having a hard time applying what I learn to certain assignments, such as writing. It's like I just go with it and hope for the best. I know that's not the best way to go about things, but that's the only way I know how to get through things. It's like I don't do things for a purpose and I was hoping I could learn some more about that this semester in English 103. I want to be able to apply things that I learn to real life because if I never do so then I'm going through life by just getting by without a purpose and without retaining any information. That means my whole education was a waste. Anyways, hopefully during my college career I can develop these skills and make the thousands of dollars worth it.