quarter One Reflection

In this class, I feel I did pretty well. My first paper was a bit shaky because I was just getting back into the routine of school. In this class I feel I have learned alot about writing overall. Enriched English has really pushed me to write stronger thesis statements because coming into this year, I really felt I was lacking in that area. One thing I learned was how to analyze photographs. I never thought aobut how much thought is put into creating a single photo or movie scene. Some techniques I learned were medium, long and close shots, which can really create different feelings from the photo. I feel that, again, writing a good thesis statement is something I have somewhat imporvied on but I feel that I still need to work on it to be a good writer. Something I'm struggling with is organizing my ideas when writing a paper. I know what I want to say but putting it into words is more difficult. I think my class environment is pretty good. I feel I learn as well as enjoy the class and my classmates really help me because they have really good ideas. I feel like I can share more of my thoughts to the class which in turn will benefit me and my classmates. I really struggle with this aspect becasuse I tend to be shy around new people, but now that I've gotten to know everyone more I hope I will learn to speak up. My goal for quarter two is to get a decent grade on the big research project coming up. I'm happy with my grade in this class so hopefully I can keep it there.