Monday, March 26, 2012
Mid-term Check In.
Dear Laura Cline,
Well, first half of this semester really flew by didn't it? Spring always feels shorter. So far in this class I have found a couple of difficulties but a couple of strengths as well within both my writing and study skills. Some of my difficulties reside mostly within my simple personal life, which mostly consists of the television that sits in the living room where I work. I'm sure everyone has had this problem within their life where they only wished to lay back and watch the day away with the big screen. I myself, being a huge fan of movies and science fiction series, have been watching it a little bit too much and neglecting my schoolwork. However I have devised a plan to help me resolve this issue which has been restricting me from better performance in both this class and others. So far this plan has been working and my homework has been going easier and smoother than before. Hopefully there will be a noticeable change in my future assignments.
Other difficulties are not as great as the first one I mentioned. Just a few misunderstandings that have been resolved. Such as when I mistook a literary analysis paper for a simple analysis paper. A mistake on my part. I have also had trouble developing a thesis on any writings we had to do so far. For some reason I find making a thesis harder than it seems because my personal opinion or ideas on the readings are few in numbers. Is there any techniques you would suggest for thinking up thesis'? If so please let me know, I've been struggling hard with it.
Aside from those difficulties, I have found this class easy to work in with a good set up of the system. Things are easy to find and overall it has been easier to navigate through this class than any other online english course I have had. For the rest of the semester I hope to clean up my grammer and spelling. Finding a way to make better thesis' would also be a nice advancement for future literacy analysis papers as well.
Hope the rest of the year will be pleasant for you.
Live long and Prosper.
Stone.
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Emma,
ReplyDeleteThe semester really is flying by. I am often lulled away from my studies by the television like you. Sometimes it helps to just do work at the library or even another room. Out of sight, out of mind, right? Literary analysis is challenging and is certainly a unique type of analysis. Also, the thesis can be quite difficult to develop even though the ideas are there. I would recommend coming up with a pre-thesis, outlining the actual body of the essay, and then going back to fine tune the thesis to ensure it supports the bulk of the essay. I hope this helps and good luck with the rest of the semester.
-Aaron
Hi Emma,
ReplyDeleteYour letter caught my eye because of the television issue you're having. I thought it was ironic because I returned to college because of the TV. It sounds strange I know, but I bet my husband that I could get a bachelors degree in the time he spends watching TV. On another note, I found a great website titled Thesis Creator that may help if you want to give it a try. http://johnmcgarvey.com/apworld/student/thesiscreator.html
Best of luck!