Throughout High School I always considered myself to be a crappy reader and writer. I never thought I could write good papers or understand the books that I read, until English 057. English 057 has given my confidence that I needed to read and write to my full ability. It has also shown me that a little hard work pays off and you can accomplish anything. English 057 has taught me new techniques, how to go out of my comfort zone and to be myself. I believe because of this class, I am a better reader and writer. During English 057 I was very active in class. In the beginning of the semester I was very shy I didn’t like to participate but as the year went on I found myself getting more comfortable with the class and participating a lot more. By participating in class, it helped me understand the books and assignments better. It meant I had to be up-to-date with everything that was going on. I…show more content… I believe that I had some strong papers and I have had some weak papers. I think my strong papers would have to be my journals for both “Spare Parts” and “Picking Cotton”. In “Spare Parts”, I was pleased with the dedication that I put into with all of my responses to the questions. I also was really pleased with my “Picking Cotton” journal because I was asked for an electronic copy to use as an example. I put a lot of work into all of my writings, but “Spare Parts” and “Picking Cotton” had to be my best pieces of work. My weakest piece of work would have had to be my “Spare Parts” essay. I had a hard time explaining and conveying my theme throughout the entire essay. I felt like I just didn’t do a good enough job on it. I also wasn’t very happy with my argumentative paper because I changed my mind on my topic at the last minute. I had a hard time coming up with a good thesis for it. Overall I don’t think it was a bad paper, I just didn’t like how many times I restarted
