1.
Self-Evaluation
After the many
adjustments of this first semester, I feel as though I finally got acclimated to this school. I
never thought it would take a whole semester, or even a month for that matter,
but I finally feel comfortable here.
I’ve learned many things throughout this English15s course. The main
thing I learned was to be more specific in my writing, and how interesting the
arts could be. For our essays, my main problem was that I was never specific
enough, or left out pertinent information. Now that it was pointed out to me, I
will never make that mistake again. This course was also focused around the
arts, which I had no idea it would be when I first entered this class. We were
exposed to so many different art forms that I never took the time to
appreciate. We listened to podcasts, visited the museum, took a trip to the
arboretum, and even went to see a play. On top of all of these amazing things,
we were encouraged to go see an art form on our own. At first I was freaking
out about this because I had no idea where I would go. As the semester went on,
and we learned more about art, I realized I could do anything! There are so
many things that are considered art that I never really realized before! I
ended up seeing a musical performance called Greek sing that I thoroughly
enjoyed!! This was a class that I engaged in the most throughout this semester.
There were so many events outside of class that I actually looked forward to
going to and I honestly couldn’t say that about a lot of my classes.
Coming
in to Penn State, I rarely entered a class, or even a room full of people, that
I didn’t know at least one person. That all changed drastically when I came to
this school. I literally knew not one person in any of my classes, nor did I
know anyone while walking to those classes. English15s was my first class that
wasn’t a lecture. In lectures you don’t necessarily need to know anybody
because it is so big and everyone just sits everywhere. In lectures no one
really knows anyone! When I first arrived in English15s, it was very small, and
there were not a lot of students. I could honestly say I was very nervous. I
took a seat in the front to make sure I would pay attention and just sat there
silently. For those that know me, sitting there silently is NOT something I normally
do. I am very outgoing around my friends and I don’t care at all if I’m weird
in front of people. I never thought I would be outgoing in front of people I
didn’t know, but I guess that is something new I learned about myself! In no
time I was acting my weird self and I actually got to know a lot of the other
students in the class! I always enjoyed coming to class because I knew the
students, the material was always entertaining, and I enjoyed the small
classroom setting.
Throughout
this semester I learned a lot about the arts, and learned that I actually enjoy
the arts. I learned about myself, and how I would react in a situation where I
felt completely alone. I also learned about writing and what it is like to be a
student at an enormous school, such as Penn State!!
2.
Blog
Response Round-Up
Museum Blog Post: September 12 week 9-16
September 22;
week 16-23
Arboretum
Post September 25 week 23-30
Arboretum
Post October 1 Week sept 30-Oct 7
Movie Review
Post October 11 week October 7- October
14
Movie Review
Post October 17 week oct 14-oct 21
Movie review
Post October 23 week of oct 21-oct28
About me post
October 29 week of oct 28-nov 4
Museum post
Nov 6 week of Nov 4-Nov11
Arts post Nov 12 week of nov 11-nov 18
3.
SRTE
Evaluations:
Mrs.
S--I Completed my SRTEs!!!
