When I look back at the past semester in English 105, I am happy with my progress and accomplishments. At the beginning of the semester I was not very excited to take the class because I had already taken a similar class and I have not enjoyed English in the past. While English and writing is still not my favorite subject or class, I did not hate it nor did I feel unsuccessful. At the beginning of the semester I said that my main focus for the class was to learn to express myself through writing better. I believe that I have improved in this area. I think I grew in this area especially during the Ad Analysis Essay. I felt like I communicated well with what I was thinking. I still have a long way to go in this area, but I know that I have improved. …show more content…
The second objective said, “Demonstrate analytical reading and discussion/communication skills through presentations, in-class discussion of textbook readings, and various written responses” (Sieger-Walls 2). I analyzed my ad for the Ad Analysis Essay. I believe that I understand my ad well and communicated my understanding with my audience. I needed to analysis my sources for the Research Paper. I found these sources to be harder to analyze. This is likely to be because they were very academic. I was not fully qualified to fully understand the articles and references I was reading. I know that the skills in communication and analysis will help me in my future. I will need to know how to communicate through many mediums. If I can express myself through words, including writing and speaking, then I will be more successful when it comes to expressing myself other