Entry # 6

Blogging, what a concept. I had never thought about, or even heard of blogging until this semester in English 102. I have learned quite a bit more than I expected from these social assignments. First off, I'm not very computer savvy so just the mechanics and the how to's were a learning experience in itself; I had never "linked" or "downloaded" anything until now! Through your teachings I have learned to write for an audience in a less formal and more personal way, and I very much enjoyed that. Writing in my own voice, writing just like I would talk was something I have never been comfortable with until now. I took this assignment seriously, I wanted to do well with it; wanted to learn as best I could. I wrote and rewrote my entries a few times just so that I could try to find as many ways to say what I wanted to say in the correct format. Practice makes perfect, and as I am nowhere near perfect, I'd like to believe I have grown as a writer through this assignment. In the end, I wish I would have taken the responding to other blogs part of the assignment more seriously because it would given me a chance to explain my opinions better and communicate my feelings towards someone elses writing. With that, I would have to say I very much enjoyed this part of English 102, it kept me busy yet never bored. I think it was valuable as an assignment, as this seems to be how the majority communicates now, knowing how to communicate properly in this forum makes good sense! Thank you, Professor Chris, for sharing this concept of communication with me, I had no idea what I was missing!