Reflecting The Lesson and Experience

    Generally "easy" comes to mind when referring to a course named after your primary language, but when understanding the deeper literary complexities involved, then you have the true meaning of English. It has been a roller coaster ride for me personally because its seems sometimes I can write rather artistically, then other times I feel like I am butchering literature so to speak. It has been a while since I last taken an English course, so my understanding of sentence structure was rather pre-historic in my own logic. Still, after the first week of class Mrs. Knapp explanation of what to expect throughout the semester and through my acknowledgment of that I began to relax a bit. Only until the bigger assignments I began to question myself if whether I was a good writer or to become a good writer.

    The introduction of MLA style format and the often reiterated proper use of citations were great tools to add to my metaphorical “writing arsenal.” Sure a lot of it kind of seemed like common sense to me which is why I caught onto its use rather quickly, but I still knew that I needed to continue to refine my writing capabilities. Mrs. Knapp helped me fully understand the ability to revise and polish a literary assignment because in the near future we all will desperately need to understand how to write properly when approaching higher levels of education. The signal phrase/quote sandwich, TEA paragraph, fine thesis, and the ever so important attractive topic sentence are all bullet points etched in our memories and our habits as writers after taking this course. With this in mind Mrs. Knapp really did help me find my voice through literature and taught me how to apply it directly into a higher academic establishment. With that being said, in the words of my English instructor this semester and in reference towards all her hard work to make all of us students the best we can be, “Bravo!” (Knapp. Once upon a time).