1.
Self-Evaluation:
It seems like yesterday
that my parents were saying goodbye to me as I walked into my new home for the
next year. Over this past semester I learned
a lot; everything from how to survive in the dorms to how to be a good writer. Being
in English 15s has taught me a lot about writing and art, specifically art at
Penn State. I started off this semester
thinking that I was average at writing; I could do it without a lot trouble,
but I wouldn’t ever be that good at it. Then
when I found out about our blog, I was worried about writing quality posts. As the semester continued to progress, I
noticed that my writing ability kept getting better. Help from my informative teacher facilitated
that growth. I also learned a lot from
the readings we went over in our class.
I learned a lot in two specific instances; the readings of Ms.
Squillante’s own memoir and the letter by Martin Luther King Jr. from
prison. Both of these pieces of writing
not only taught me a lot about how to write better, but they taught me how to appeal
to people. Using the appeals is one of
the most important lessons to learn in writing.
No one is going to read any type of writing if it does not appeal to
them. I think this is something that I struggled
with in the past. I would be able to
organize and answer a prompt correctly, but it would be a boring paper. My old writing had less flare and less
captivating messages in it. I think that
today my writing has truly improved on many levels. As I progress into my second semester of
college, I think my writing ability will now allow me better enhance my overall
education. I will use this ability to
write a more clear and concise paper to help in over classes where papers and
essays are required. I will also use the
information I learned about the appeals to help me better reach out to
people. The appeals truly extend far
beyond the world of writing as it is applied in things like public relations
and advertisement. Overall, I learned a
lot about how to be a better write in this class, as I now know more about the
items that need to be included in quality work and art.
The
first things I think about when I hear Penn State mentioned is big school,
partying and football. To be frankly
honest, all three of characteristics attracted me to this school. When I first came here, I never thought that
Penn State had much of an arts scene.
Taking English 15s really introduced to a lot of what Penn State arts
has to offer. There is art for everyone
here from weird events like the bug convention at the BJC to traditional arts
like the Palmer Museum of Art. If I did
not take this class I would not have noticed such amazing opportunities this
school has to offer. My favorite class
this year was when we got to go out to the arboretum where we got experience
art in its most natural form. The beauty
of these gardens combined with the background of the monstrous mountains is a
truly awe inspiring view. I personally
grew over the semester to appreciate art more.
I have hated plays and traditional art museums for the better part of my
life. Coming to Penn State did not make
me like them instantly, but they did change how I felt about them. I eventually went back to the Palmer Museum
of Art again and realized that I could appreciate a lot of the arts inside
it. It is unfortunate to think that many
students at Penn State will never get to experience a lot of the arts opportunities
here. I think that people should try to
soak in the arts and cultural opportunities at this school. The arts at Penn State is truly one of the
most important aspect of this school, and is something I really appreciated
because it opened my eyes to so many different things.
2. Blog Response Round-Up
- www.Liddycoddington.blogspot.com/p/not-your-cliche-quotes.html?showcomment=1347419306128
- www.tarasaverageblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/arts-cultural-response-rock-vote-concert.html?showcomment=1348426559250#c2225401488421498430
- http://bittyjade.blogspot.com/2012/10/were-going-streaking-will-farrell-one.html#comment-form
- http://ashleelindoh.blogspot.com/2012/10/movie-madness-social-network.html
- http://storiesfromstuart.blogspot.com/2012/10/movie-review-higher-learning.html
- http://rebeccacommisso.blogspot.com/2012/10/artscultural-response-zac-brown-band.html
- http://ashleelindoh.blogspot.com/2012/11/in-red-and-brown-water_16.html
- http://liddycoddington.blogspot.com/2012/11/in-red-and-brown-water-review.html#comment-form
- http://derosag5050.blogspot.com/2012/10/animal-house.html
- http://elysamkolvek.blogspot.com/2012/11/carrie-underwood-concert.html
3. SRTE Evaluations
Hi, Ms. S--I completed my SRTEs! Thanks for an awesome first semester!
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