Journal 1

My experience in ENC 1101 was good. I took the class last spring and I feel that I learned a good deal of writing techniques and tips. There were some challenges but overall I had a great experience in the class. The class was structured about the same as this class is, as far as the timeline goes, we were given two weeks to complete an essay and there was also time for peer review. One difference is that we were not given journal entries to turn in but instead we were given chapters in our textbook to facilitate. Our facilitations were to be two paragraphs long and end with a question for the class to answer. We wrote a variety  of essays including narrative, argumentative, and descriptive.

Some of the strengths I gained are organizing my essays and learning citation. Before entering ENC 1101 I did not know what a citation was, now I am pretty good at doing citations and making sure I give credit to the authors that I get ideas from in my writing. The highest grade I received was on my descriptive essay. I was referred to as a closet writer because my writing got better as the class progressed, which to me was a major accomplishment. A weakness that I had before the class and that I still feel that I have now is writing about topics that I do not feel are interesting it is hard for me to stay focused on topics that are given that I cannot relate to.