Unlike the typical English class that relies on reading, writing, and over-analyzing, English 109H is made up of four major projects: controversy postmortem, rhetorical investigation, a public argument, and a reflective self-assessment. Each project will allow us to creatively explore different genres, and in the process help us find our writing processes.
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- What are you confused or most nervous about in regards to the four major projects?
- What are you most interested in or excited by in regards to the four major projects?
- Based on your understanding of the major projects, what are the elements of this course that you have to plan ahead for? How will the coursework described in the four project assignment sheets challenge your time management skills this semester?
I think the writing portion of my high school course work has prepared me for the writing aspects of this class. However, in high school I did a lot more reading and analyzing and in this class I feel that it is more creative and heavily relies on exploration. I am given much more freedom and the different genres that we have to work with are also new to me. I will (hopefully) bring basic writing skills to this course.
- Do you have any questions about the four major projects that haven't been answered by the assignment sheets? What do you still want to know?
I don't have any questions as of right now. However, I am sure as I go along and start each of the different projects that questions will come up.
Reflection:
After reading Amelia and Missy's blog posts about the course projects I came to realize that my classmates and I are all in the same boat. We are all worried about the interviews for the rhetorical investigation, and we are all anxious about our time management skills. I was able to take a sigh of (semi) relief after this great realization. In respect to my own writing style I learned that I have been writing very formally for a blog post. I have come to the conclusion that I could/should be much more open in my posts. Let my creativity and personality lose! (beware)
Yeah, I didn't even think about the interview portion when I was writing my post. I think it will be hard and maybe awkward to interview people, but there's also the potential for something really beautiful to come out of it. Maybe it will be just meeting someone new, or maybe they'll say something unexpectedly profound. But I think it could be really fun. Just got to think of some good questions!
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with you that planning will be the tricky part. However I think the project being separated into four different deadlines will help with that! Also, since you haven't taken any classes pertaining to your major yet the interview might be very beneficial because it will give you an even deeper insight into your field before you even begin specific classes!
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