High School English Reflective Report

After completing four levels of English in high school , I did not feel like I received any knowledge in this subject . Knowing that reading is a major aspect in English , I personally feel like it should not be in our benchmarked curriculum for high school English as much as it is . Every year they gave us 3 to 5 books to read inside or outside class ;then they would tested us on just that the whole school year. It is a waste of time to read that many books and not learn any form of rules ;Also, when we wrote paper in high school the teachers did not grade use on usage errors , they graded us on completion . Even though there was not I did not have a high school education for English , the teachers gave me grades as if I did. I knew that …show more content…
After the first two weeks went by I felt that you would be a great help , you began to teach me rules that I needed to know .once you graded my first paper I knew that I need to get used to using "the sheet " to help me correct my papers . I used "the sheet " to complete my second paper ,and my grade only rose five points . I was very discouraged. I tried it again , focusing hard and proof reading. My grade only changed one again by five points ,but my mistakes were not as major as my two paper before. I just had to get into the habit of focusing and using my rules correctly.
Composition 1 is all about writing and knowing your English rules. Reading ,writing and English have always gave me problems . Growing up with dyslexia made me not like reading , it made it harder to read and recognize words .since I did not like reading, My writing habits shortly followed it .By me not reading and seeing the correct way of using rule, it put me behind on how I use English . I never used my rules when I write. Being I composition 1made me gain hope and faith that I will learn the way of using English rules and every time I write a paper I will have less error until I get to