ENC 1101

I took ENC 1101 over this past summer. Looking back I am so glad it was one of the first classes I took. After taking it I used the writing processes we learned in other classes such as history. This made it possible for me to achieve an A in what was almost a junior level class. I can definitely say that I still use the tools of the course daily and probably always will. My teacher was great and really motivated us. I noticed I started writing for fun more often rather than doing it for a grade. I have never been a big reader unless it was for school. This class taught me that reading is more than scanning the terrible novels that teachers assign. Our first assignment was a personal narrative. We incorporated ourselves into the paper and had a broad topic. This made it easier to learn the new drafting process taught to us. Next, we had to write a feature article with visual aids. This was a lengthy paper but was quite easy after learning the tricks to writing. Again, we could pick our topic. The last assignment was a collection of poetry. Everyone dreaded it! After doing reflections and journals about it our teacher helped us by showing us how easy poetry can be. I have never written a poem and never wanted to. Now I find myself doing things like writing a birthday poem for a friend in their card. As you can see, this class went step by step. Our teacher let us try our old style of writing, close to what we had done in high school, but then she added the drafting process. We then had to try things we had never done before. After taking this course, I feel more comfortable with my own writing as well as my ability to review others.