English has never been a strong suit of mine. Why Siena Heights placed me in English 102 will always be a mystery to me. English 102 is a class designed to teach students how to think critically, communicate effectively, and show effective use of technology. This is done through the study of summaries, grammar and sentence mechanics, argumentative practices, and structural development. This course is effective in teaching these objectives due to the clarity of the information presented, the personality of the teacher, and the types of assignments that were assigned. Aubrey Crosby was my teacher for English 102. Throughout the course of the semester we were taught how to write summaries, paraphrases, critiques, and research essays. These assignments taught the students how to effective communicate the information that was expressed in other articles. It also teaches students how to not plagiarize by requiring them to have citations for their information. The way the information was presented, the personality of Crosby, and the variety of assignments made this course effective in
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Nearly every day of class, depending on how we behaved, Crosby told the class her joke of the day. She was always laid back and nice to her students. There was only a few times throughout the semester when she got upset with her class for being too off task. Although Ms. Crosby has a laid back personality, she can be unorganized at times. For example, she forgot when the final exam essay was due. Also, at times when she is writing notes she will be all over the board and cross things out to write something else. This made it hard sometimes because the student’s notes would be all over the place too. Crosby was unorganized at times, however, it was not to an extreme extent where it effected how the class was taught and how the information was
Nearly every day of class, depending on how we behaved, Crosby told the class her joke of the day. She was always laid back and nice to her students. There was only a few times throughout the semester when she got upset with her class for being too off task. Although Ms. Crosby has a laid back personality, she can be unorganized at times. For example, she forgot when the final exam essay was due. Also, at times when she is writing notes she will be all over the board and cross things out to write something else. This made it hard sometimes because the student’s notes would be all over the place too. Crosby was unorganized at times, however, it was not to an extreme extent where it effected how the class was taught and how the information was