English Class Course Analysis

It feels like so long ago when I first began this English course. I can remember being so excited about the class topic, racism and social justice, which I felt that I had a lot of passion for. Little did I know that I would have to gather up even more enthusiasm and passion to be able to continue writing papers about the same topic all semester long. This course has tested my endurance, and at many times my patience, and for that I am thankful because I know in the end, it has made me a better writer. Despite various minor challenges this semester I believe that I have put in the hard work that it takes and I have achieved the course goals and will complete this class feeling fulfilled and accomplished. I knew before I ever started this …show more content…
There probably was not a single English class in which I did not give my input daily. It was easy to make my voice heard, because frankly there were a lot of slackers in high school. A lot of the students didn’t read the material, or just didn’t care enough to get involved in discussions. I’ve found this is typically not the case in college. I noticed that in my W131 class nearly everyone spoke up during our class discussions. This threw me for a loop at first, as I realized it wouldn’t be me leading the class discussions anymore. However, I’m glad that I no longer have to be the sole voice in class. Hearing the other students speak was really eye opening. I appreciated hearing other student’s opinions about what we read in Sister Citizen. Even though I am not as vocal as I once was in high school I feel as if I am getting more out of discussions in college, while at the same time being just as engaged. Many times I was able to build new ideas off of things that I had heard in class and use these new thoughts in my papers. It was beneficial to be able to look at touchy subjects such as reparations and the evacuation after Katrina from other points of