Despite being outside of the classroom and creating a new space for learning in the house brought so many unique experiences for me. I am always fond of writing and in the first semester of college, I got to write so much as well as doing researches on the topics of my interest. Throwing back the time when I did the Unit 1 Project it was a fascinating adventure for me because I got to share my personal experience and while I was writing my hand was not stopping at all and the Unit 3 project while I created my own piece of work. Nonetheless, I got to read articles, write my opinions, and received excellent feedback from Professor. Edelson encouraged me better my writing. Throughout the assignment, I got to share my true feelings and judgment which was the most fascinating experience for me. At the beginning of the semester, I use to procrastinate the work and I was not very enthusiastic, however, as the semester was moving forward I felt more exciting because the projects and assignments were more like an adventure to me than assignments. I was not a very good writer back then however, I think I have improved yet there is much more improvement needed. My favorite assignment was when I was asked to write a poem since I like writing and especially poem because through the poems I presented mysterious feelings and for the first time, I have a shared this site of mine in a classroom. Currently, I feel more inspired to write more due to the nice feedback I have received from the Professor. Edelson. Furthermore, through the semester it was very challenging for me to overcome my fear of getting judged and quit procrastinating because due to the pandemic it is very easy to be distracted and not getting the energy to complete the assignments. Also, I have always feared getting judged, but, throughout the semester as I shared my opinions through my work I felt more confident and courageous because I realized some might not like my work or some might but it shouldnāt matter because they are my feeling and opinion and other should accept as it is. However, I kept the window open for feedbacks and improving myself. It was not a very easy semester yet it was not complicated because of Professor. Edelson was always there to help her students out to understand the materials better. Hence, Iāll always carry the wisdom of this semester and continue to pursue a passion for writing.Ā
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If I were to revise Unit one I wouldn’t because I feel like I gave my true feelings and experience on education in my school years if I were to revise Unit two I would change add more comparisons to back then and today I would not only just put information on police reform I would go about ways to actually go through with police reform and how we are trying to go about it today and also include more reasons to way it is important I feel like I didn’t put more emphasis to way it’s important enough and way it is necessary for everyone to benefit.
Final Reflection
In past I wasn’t really a good writer I never really wrote in school this much and I dreaded the feeling of having to write essays and a bit of that showed in the beginning I feel like I didn’t really know how to write and I never took school seriously because there was no need to and then when I had to actually write in this class I struggled and I felt like it showed in my writing but as I did more reading and writing I felt like I got better.
My favorite assignment was the Unit 1 project because I got to remember all of education I did in middle school and high school and remember how my education changed and how it is worsened. and that led into some notable lessons that I learned in this course, like being patient because reading and analyzing takes a while it is not going to be quick at all, but the payoff is worth it.
For me I always shied away from writing because I was bad at it but over the last few months, I have come to realize that I enjoy writing and I am thinking about becoming a writer in the future after doing all these assignments writing things that I am passionate about interest me the writing i did before was about things that did not interest me at all, and I had no reason or purpose to write about.
For me, the beginning assignments were very tough because I have not had a lot of experience in writing and it took me a long time to think of something to write about and it put it into words because I was not an experienced writer. The thing that I will take away from this semester is to continue my passion in writing because it is something that I really enjoy want to continue doing.
Ashley Williams
Prof. Edelson
Final Portfolio Reflection
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As the first semester started , I told myself that I was destined to achieve a lot of things. During the starting of the semester I had a lot of difficulties with doing classes online during a pandemic it was really stressful, exhausting and hard to cope with. Being that it is my first semester in college I did not expect it to be this way, it was very hard to stay motivatedĀ in order to get my assignments done on time. During the semester I’ve encountered both negative and positive aspects, it was most definitely difficult due to the circumstances we are currently living in but I also believe that no matter what situation we are placed in we should all try our best to especially adapt to these things and at least try our best. What I learned about myself this semesterĀ as a writer , student , reader, teenager is that I am able to achieve anything I put my mind to once I try my best to stay focus. Additionally, being stuck at home all day everyday 24/7 , has its ups and downs , it was very hard for me stay focus and stop procrastinating . A positive that comes with virtual learning is that we have a bit of freedom but it can also be a negative effect, the environment that I am is a huge effect on this semester.
Unit 1 , has to be one of my favorite and interesting project I did because I had the oppurtunity to express my true self and how I feel about the pandemic. During this time of the pandemic I was able to reflect on myself and discover deeper meanings of life and also the purpose of what is going on now . Furthermore, in this class there were numerous notable assignments/lessons that I’ve learned after completing some of the assignments that were assigned. One assignment that really stuck with me was the I Am Not Your Negro Documentary, I was able to learn about James Baldwin himself and his words , not only that but also what he was known for. After watching that documentary I found it very sad that to this day people (African Americans ) are still fighting for basic human rights and everything is being repeated in history there is no change. Continuously , as the weekly assignments and also the genre changed, I had the oppurtinity to expand my skills in writing, researching and also collecting important details and resources. For my unit 3 assignment/project it really made me think a lot for a while very long while , I had to ensure that my writing is targeting my audience and reader , I feel as though both of those had a huge effect on my writing.
I feel as though this semester was very overwhelming , hard to keep up and stay focusĀ in regards to all the assignments given by every professors. I appreciate that Professor Edelson was able to work with us and even gave us time to complete each assignment.
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