Post 8: English 1101

    Going into this semester I was dreading October 9th, because back in 2017 I failed my English class my first semester of college. I gave up. And while I regret it, there's no going back to fix it; except to keep moving forward. October 9th hit and I saw how straight forward and to the point Professor Hamon was and got a little nervous. But in reality that was all for nothing, as he couldn't have made this class any easier and straightforward as it turned out to be. And this isn't even the fact he introduced me to Gemini, making it much easier to help with my writing process and brainstorming. I learned about academic writing and the best ways to improve my writing. Including ways such as creating an introduction that grabs my readers attention, understanding the rhetorical situation, rhetorically analyzing my writing, and efficiently using first-person to help persuade my audience. 

    To be honest, I don't think there was anything "least important" that I learned. Everything that we read and discussed this short semester has been beneficial to helping me with my own academic writing. One of the most important things I learned is properly using MLA citations, because it was obvious from my doc1 that I didn't fully understand. I've also come to appreciate AI and its usefulness to using it effectively with my work, even outside of academic writing. As we enter the final stages of this class, I appreciate the layout of this class and the straightforwardness Professor Hamon presented. And while I move on and continue my education I will take what I have gained here and strive to continue to improve in not only my academic writing and the rest of my career.