To Mrs. Cline,
Being in the English 102 course has been a challenge for me to keep up this semester. Part of the challenge I have faced this semester is having knowledge of the style of teaching that the instructor has, and this is what prompted me to choose this course over another instructor’s course. I knew that the demands were higher than that of another instructor, and it has proven to be more demanding than I imagined. The overall demand of the course would be the biggest challenge I have faced, as I have a pair of other courses that have a high demand as well. This is doing nothing more than strengthening me in my want to attain better grades than I have ever had, so it is pushing me harder to make sure I meet the expectations that are presented to me.
Being an avid fan of war history and books written regarding war, I have thoroughly enjoyed the readings this class has presented thus far. Reading through The Sandstorm was a little tough due to the extra language that I felt was unnecessary in the context, but I do understand that some soldiers use that type of language. The experience that Huze brought into his play was very good, and he did a great job of putting it all together. The details were excellent, and made the play even better. O’Brien did an excellent job in The Things We Carried by putting a person in the place that he was when dealing with all the emotions surrounding the different choices he made.
Doing literary analysis to me is much tougher than any other type of writing I have done before. I usually am able to create my own writing through research, but analyzing someone else’s writing is extremely tough for me to do. I am unsure exactly why it is this way, but I plan on trying to improve on this during the second half of the semester. Any help on this area is always appreciated by me, since this is the toughest part of being in a course which deals with analyzing literature.
Overall, I feel I am doing a decent job, aside from forgetting to turn in assignments on time. This will be changed as I plan on trying to maintain a B grade in the course overall, and this will take some work on my part to complete. Thank you for offering the course for the students. You are an excellent instructor, regardless of what others may say.
Sincerely,
Richard Wagster
