Post #2: As it all starts...

The starting of this English class is pretty much what I expected. Because I've already taken the course once and another summer course last session, I expected it be be very fast paced with a lot of writing, and of course I expected to be with all freshman...with the exception of Teddy haha. Although I knew what to expect, I didn't expect the first paper to be as difficult as it was. It wasn't meant to be difficult by any means, but I just had the hardest time thinking of a good topic to write about that wouldn't be boring to listen to. Growing up, I wasn't much of an English person. No offense Ms. Ingram, but English was my least favorite subject. I was more of a math person. I learn by watching, and with English, you dont really have much of a choice but to read. I didn't really like it that much because I was such a slow reader and I always felt like people were making fun of me when I read out loud. So because I wasn't much of an English person, I never read more than I had to in school, therefore I didn't really have many good events to pick from for my topic. Aside from that, I finally picked a topic and got through the paper. Today, we revised each others papers in our peer groups. I really liked the workshop focus questions. They helped you to get a start in not only giving critical advice to the writer, but also giving complements, which everyone always needs as well. To me, revision and editing are slightly different. Revision is seeing what you could add in or take out to make your story sound better and keep the readers interest; editing is more of the grammar aspect. As far as what to expect during the school year, my advice to any freshman would be to stay focused. Don't get too involved and caught up in all the distractions, because trust me, they will always be there. Just stay focused and motivated and nothing can stop you!