1). Dear Friend,
I just recently took English 1102, and through out the course we covered many topics. Some of the topics we covered are Health and Nutrition, research, and what is it like to be ourselves. Each of these main topics taught me a lot about myself and and my writing. We read a book called Peace Butter and Jelly and it was about an authors journey to where he was today. It was not just a success story it was a lot more he talked about his family history and the impact his family had one him today as a person. The author even used recipes to represent the small things that matter in life. Reading this book taught me how to make healthy food and how to appreciate the small things even if it is my grandmothers soup recipe. Researching was the most in-depth topic we covered. We had to pick a health topic to write a research paper on, but it was not as easy as it sounds. I had never had to do an annotated bibliography before and while researching we had to write one. After visiting the librarian I learned that you can text yourself call numbers while looking for a book, and the school has many articles on most topics. We were asking to write an essay with the prompt being "What is it like to be you". The question seemed simple, but in reality is was not. I remember sitting at my desk trying to start the essay but i could not think of what it was like to be me. After finally getting started I figured out what is like to be me. From this essay I learned how to more in depth write about myself, and I would also say I learned about adding more detail. Over all English 1102 is an interesting and good course and I'm sure you will learn a lot more that I did.
Happy Writing,
Audrey Marion
2). The annotated Bibliography was one of the most difficult assignments for me because I had never completed one of them before. After doing a group workshop I learned how to successfully complete one. While I was doing my research on obesity it was hard to find good sources on-line because I felt like they all said the same thing, but then I found two print sources that helped me out a lot.I though I took a risk by using mostly book sources because it takes a lot more time to go though a book than an internet source. So sometimes its good to branch out from the internet to find good information. I chose obesity because its a major problem in society today. Most readers would learn facts about obesity and see the sources I used. While writing this I would say I sharped my research and annotating skills. For the final portfolio I will most likely add more sources and make the annotations longer and add more detailed.
3). Peace Butter & Jelly was an excellent way to start off the semester since the main idea about English 1102 is health. The book is all about health and not just in the since of eating right and exercising. Unlike the text book for English 1102 this book kept my attention and was a fun read. I also thought it was interesting that we got to meet with the author and try out the recipes that were included in the book.
4). Haiku-
My English class
had the most writing ever,
but still a blast.
