Hello fellow human beings!
Unfortunately the day in which we part ways has come. This is
the last blog update that I will post this year, but who knows, this might be
the last one indefinitely.
This last blog is basically my opinion on the course and
what have I learned of it. The course only covers poetry and short fiction, the
latter being the topic that I tolerate. When it comes to the fundamentals of
the course, the only difference that I noticed that separates it from high school
English courses is the fact that I had to take the discussion further. In high
school we were asked to write about a literary device and how it is developed through
another two, or create an essay comparing two characters from two different books
that the writers never intended for them to be compared. In ENGL-1080, there
are no comparative essays (thankfully), but the same ideas still apply. But the
course takes the discussion in the essays a step further by relating everything
to theme. Basically, we were supposed to suggest a message (or reason for
writing the piece) hidden in the form of the piece analysed. Which in my
opinion is much better than the bitter high school English courses.
The blogging assignments are the best part of the course. They
force you to squeeze every molecule of creativity contained within your brain at
11:50 Friday night (I was zzZZzzzZZzz last night from a tough week). The
assignments were varied and neat, from the very typical High School English assignments
to the creating an internet meme. They let me experiment with different topics
and even pretend to be someone who does not hold much resemblance to myself (I’m
a Human after all). I would also like to add that the instructor was very
helpful and enthusiastic about literature. The amount of help the instructor
offers on the out and in classis essays is (with respect to my previous
teachers) unrivaled.
I have to say however, that this course and the instructor
who is teaching me should be held as a benchmark for the high school English courses.
This course is truly about critical thinking , you
have to understand the significance behind every element in the story
So farewell to thee,
Fellow human beings!
Till next time,
In future errands.