Why I Succeed In My Writing Class

Taking an English course can be quite difficult for others, including myself. Coming up with a thesis and an introduction paragraph is what makes writing an essay stressful for me. Not to mention those times when I have writer’s block and I cannot think of any new ideas for my essay. I can fairly say all throughout my high school year I enjoyed my English classes. Although my high school was different than a regular high school because while I was in high school we had the opportunity to take dual credit classes. So, I do have a confession, this is my second time taking English 1301. Now, I am not retaking the class because “I failed” the first time, but because I feel that the first time I took the course I did not put any effort. Which is why I will try my best to succeed in this course. …show more content…
The last writing class I took was English IV at my old high school. We read a lot of British Literature books. For example, we read Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, and Doctor Faustus. Prior to taking English IV in my high school, I had already taken a Brit Lit, Philosophy, and creative writing class as well as English 1301 at Houston community College. Perhaps one of the most memorable assignments that we did in English IV, was that we had to re-enact the play Doctor Faustus. It was memorable because our teacher made us do a video and present it to the class. What I did not like about my English courses were the essays. On the other hand, what I enjoyed the most were the group