What Is English Reflective Essay

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At the beginning the semester, I was terrified, it had been ten years since I have been in high school, and now finally I was enrolled in college courses. I tried to my best to recall everything I had learned in my time in high school, but I knew throughout the semester it would be an uphill battle. Now with the semester coming to end, I have realized that I have come out the other end with better understanding and knowledge with English Composition that I know will help further succeed in many aspects of my life and school.
First and foremost English Composition was by far my favorite class, it renewed my love for writing, and I learned quite a lot. I always knew I had the “bones” to be a great writer, but with lessons like how to write a literacy narrative, learning the process of brainstorming, and peer review I was able to put the “meat” on bones. It was important for me to
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It was reoccurring pattern for me to read as much material that was provide before I even begun the assignment. This applied to me as a reader and writer. I believe that was what contributed to a lot of my success in this class. Overall, I think I did fairly well with every assignment, but I will admit that I cannot accept all the credit, I had superb classmates and an instructor who’s passion for teaching inspired me to the best student I could possibly be. What should I do next, you may ask? I will continue on this journey, and take everything I learned and apply it to education and my life.
While both Pappas and Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning to focus on reflection are both great in merit, I did choose Pappas for my reflection. Pappas’s Taxonomy of Learning applies to me in more on a personal level of simplicity and directedness. I could apply both methods, but my process of thinking and analyzing seem to fit perfectly with

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