My Reflections on this Semester

I only took two classes: Expository Writing and Feature Writing. The biggest thing I learned is that I am NOT a newspaper writer. I absolutely hated my feature writing class, and usually cried all the way home after it. Haha. I was taken aback by my professor's harshness and the horrible grades he gave me. I'm sure I deserved them, though, because I had never done newspaper writing before and was especially horrible at interviewing. I really really hate talking to people I don't know, and this class required a lot of that. So I learned that I'm not a newspaper writer and that I'm a bad interviewer, but I've also learned how to handle rejection and some of the basics of newspaper writing.

In this class, I learned a few things about commas, I learned about fragmentary form, and I learned about the importance of strong verbs. I've always assumed that the best way to describe something is with adjectives, but this class really taught me that strong verbs are often more effective.

Both of my classes were very small this semester and I really enjoyed that. It's especially nice for writing classes, because I tend to be timid about reading my work in front of others. And I liked getting to know everyone so well. I'll miss you guys! :-)

I like to tell people that I had a love/hate relationship with school this semester. I loved one class and hated the other. I also have a love/hate relationship about this semester ending. It'll be nice to have a break, but I'm still not sure if I can afford to come back next semester, so I'm a little sad to be saying good-bye to school again.

Ok, another long one. So sorry! Thanks for a great semester, Professor VanDyke. :-) Have a splendid Christmas!