Y2K 26

I loved your class. It was a place where I could enjoy myself and enjoy learning about English. I understand so much more about rhetorical analysis and I've come to appreciate interpretation, argumentation, and style.

I know some people don’t, but I liked the socratic seminars, and if they came up earlier in the year it would be very very helpful. The interaction between purpose and rhetoric in the questions was difficult for me to grasp but ultimately helpful. I loved the Trimble book especially - it liberated and lightly structured at the same time, with theory rather than rules.

One thing that I couldn’t get much out of was the peer reviewing of essays. It probably took me way too long to understand grading - a just-me problem. But on the other hand, I didn't really understand how to use the advice that was given to me through these sessions. I remembered it, maybe, but not while I was writing. Perhaps if we were given an opportunity to rewrite our essays with feedback it would help - to really be able to apply it, make our essays better, and build a foundation for when we actually take the test. Also, the fact that our essays count as grades in the grade book make it harder for people to submit their essays without edits and thus also make it harder for people to receive input about the true quality of their writing. Some more practice writings would have helped me get more comfortable with the essay and not be scared of it. I definitely reaped more benefits from this activity later on in the year and I still think it's a really good practice, but that it might need some more elements.

The blog posts get a first place ribbon for sure. I had never heard of them before your class but that ought to be rectified. I got to know myself better and develop my own style of writing, not limited to the academic sense.

Mr. Logsdon, your class is one of the best classes I've been in! Honest.