What I Learned In English Class

Through my first year of the college experience I have learned a lot of very different things, having to do with the so called “adult world”. I have found many of these new facts interesting but not very relevant to school. What I did learn this year was many things about school itself, as well as how different it is in comparison to high school. Though I am not a fan of writing or am I a fan of English classes due to the large amount of given, and usually mandatory, writing assignments. I am glad I did take this English class during my first year due to the helpful skill I was able to learn. I do feel that I have learned skills in English 5A and B that I will be able to use later on throughout my college experience in writing, not taking, and understanding a text in general. …show more content…
This is a process in which you read though a text, break the text down in to sections, then summarize, pick a quote, and explain your opinion or personal preference on the section. I have found this extremely helpful because it helps to breakdown and better understand the essay to deeper analyze it and break down the individual arguments within the different sections of the text. This becomes a very helpful tool when writing paper, due to not having to go back through the entire text to find the one quote or argument that you need. I have used Triple Entry Journals without even realizing it before while writing papers just going back to look for good quotes I find myself looking at Triple Entry Journals. I feel that Triple Entry Journals could have a real world application in research, in ways such as to pick the most important of the topics to