Taking English 101 while still in high school has definitely challenged me in a positive way. It has been much different than any English course I have taken in high school, because I was able to read articles that I actually have an opinion about and seem relevant in today’s time. Throughout this course I have learned the importance of structure in essays, to be open to other people’s ideas while critically reading and responding to argument, and gained new insight on subjects I now believe are important matters in the world. I have always been able to put my ideas down on paper, but now I can do so in a more organized manner that benefits the reader and their understanding. Since the thesis statement presents the main idea for a paper,
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I was very interested in the reading topics because they were not like anything I have read in my high school English classes. From Bell Hooks article, “Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor,” that discusses the negative representations of the poor to Gillam and Wooden’s article, “Post Princess Models of Gender: The New Man in Disney/Pixar,” that discusses the change in masculinity, I have become familiar with changes in America that might not directly effect me, but effect the people around me. I now know why Mattel, the company that makes Barbie, is coming out with a line of different shaped and colored Barbie dolls; the skinny blonde haired, blue eyed Barbie was a negative role model. All three topics involve negative stereotypes and the effect they have on people, which really caught my attention. I am inspired to read more so I can learn about other popular issues in today 's time. By responding to these articles, I was able to examine what is important to me, and a lot of the articles were. Critically reading these articles expanded my thinking skills and led me to look closer into subjects in order get a better insight on them. I am happy that English 101 was my first college class because with the critical reading skills I have learned, I feel better prepared to take on the next four years. I have learned important factors about structure
I was very interested in the reading topics because they were not like anything I have read in my high school English classes. From Bell Hooks article, “Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor,” that discusses the negative representations of the poor to Gillam and Wooden’s article, “Post Princess Models of Gender: The New Man in Disney/Pixar,” that discusses the change in masculinity, I have become familiar with changes in America that might not directly effect me, but effect the people around me. I now know why Mattel, the company that makes Barbie, is coming out with a line of different shaped and colored Barbie dolls; the skinny blonde haired, blue eyed Barbie was a negative role model. All three topics involve negative stereotypes and the effect they have on people, which really caught my attention. I am inspired to read more so I can learn about other popular issues in today 's time. By responding to these articles, I was able to examine what is important to me, and a lot of the articles were. Critically reading these articles expanded my thinking skills and led me to look closer into subjects in order get a better insight on them. I am happy that English 101 was my first college class because with the critical reading skills I have learned, I feel better prepared to take on the next four years. I have learned important factors about structure