Personal Narrative: My First English Class

Upon departure from my first English class as a freshman, I had no idea what to expect. The class was nothing like any English classes I had taken prior. Thinking critically about what we wrote, in class discussions, and readings every week were all in a day’s work here. I’ll be the first to admit that I did not really count this class as a top priority, and I did not think I would learn anything important from it just like my other English classes. I was terribly wrong. Throughout this English course there were three “ah-hah” learning moments that occurred to me as a writer, as a student, and as a citizen. Whilst in the middle of our second in class discussion we started listing out a bunch of topics because the class did not understand …show more content…
Highfill was explaining to me how the Syrian refugees were going to impact America. After our conference ended I realized I had little to no clue about most of the things she was talking about. What were quotas? Why did they need to be regulated in Europe? This was my “ah-hah” moment as a citizen. I realized I was completely out of touch with current events around the world. I only really ever watched or heard about news happening here. I realized that I needed some good ole fashioned learning, and started researching about things that were going on around me such as the Paris shootings. I have gotten into a habit of reading about current events because I realized it interests me so much. As a result I can now have a discussion about current events and probably know just as much as the person I am talking …show more content…
With one already completed, I felt quantity would be best over quality and started work. The first prompt instructed me to write about a goal of mine that I had already accomplished. I found this very easy and churned out a six paper in less than a day. Following that essay, I had to write an essay about mediation in our society for my English class. I started writing the first paragraph one day, and finished the rest over a period of two nights. I was churning out scholarship papers left and right, while I was struggling writing my mediation essay. After finishing my scholarship essays, I had my “ah-hah” moment as a writer. I realized that I found writing personal narratives enjoying and so much easier than writing an essay about advertising. I since learned to somehow relate whatever I am writing about to myself, whether it be subtle or explicit, so I can write papers