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[Nov. 21st, 2006|06:30 pm] |
C2
Throughout the second half of the semester, I believe the grade I deserve is a B+ and my overall grade should also be a B+. There are a number of factors that have led me to this conclusion, both in favor and against me.
There are a few things I have noticed about myself in this class that would lead me to a lower grade. One of those things is my participation in the assigned reading and observations of those readings. The readings for this class took up a large amount of my time, so I put them off in order to stay caught up in my other courses. I have tried to catch up, even though late work is not accepted, I made the effort regardless, hoping that my effort would at least show I am not ignoring the work altogether. I just need more hours in the day. Another factor that would negatively impact my grade would be general level of enthusiasm in class discussions. I will say that certain individuals in class have led to my being less active. The constant mention of videogames has pushed me back, for I was raised with a bias against television and videogames. I was encouraged to get out and play with friends in more healthy activities such as sports. A few members of our class have added to my withdrawal. It seems that no matter how hard I try, they know more and are more than happy to let me know, not in a condescending way but more in an unconscious “I am better than you” tone. Of course they cannot help it, they do not even know they are doing it, but none the less, it has the effect of making me feel less competent, therefore less able and willing to engage in discussion. That is also the reason I have moved to the far side of class. I am not saying that I have not participated at all; I still give my opinion, but not as much as in the beginning of the semester. Other than these two factors, I can find little else worth lowering my grade.
There are also some things that I feel have benefited me, as a person and student, in this class and should earn me a higher grade. The first factor is the extent to which I complete every major assignment. I have taken every major paper more than seriously, putting extensive effort and often hours upon hours of research time into each. The final paper alone has placed me in four bookstores and the library a half dozen times. I have taken great pride in my major writings and research for this class. The next factor is attendance to class. Even though I have become slightly withdrawn, I still try and show up for class regularly. The last thing is my own level of effort I have individually put forth in this class. Every draft and paper has been in timely, even my first draft of my paper where I was one of only a handful to actually have it completed.
Looking at an overall view of this last semester in rhetoric, feel I deserve a B+. I view the major pieces I have created as being the prime indicator for my grade. Comparing other courses and the time and energy I have put forth to earn a good grade, I have spent far more time and effort in this class and yet I find myself arguing for a lower grade. I believe I excelled in the three big assignments and have tried to keep up/catch up with the smaller assignments; therefore, this is the grade I feel I deserve.
My views of the class this semester, for the most part, has been positive. Being in psychology this semester, a large amount of the material covered in this class was also covered in my psychology class. Ms. Bowman is a very enthusiastic teacher, and the major assignments were fun and interesting. The smaller assignments I found to be time consuming and, at times, tedious. Many of my opinions and comments of this class are the same as they were at mid term. I do not want to repeat myself to much in stating my opinion, so I will touch on only the new things I have liked and disliked in the class since midterm.
The first new thing I liked was the greater use of the moo site for note taking. I had mentioned earlier that I enjoyed taking notes that was and think it is a good style of teaching. On the moo I was glad Ms. Bowman gave us some freedom to have small side discussions, it helped to keep the class entertaining and spontaneous. The next thing I liked was the music analyzing day we had in class, it was fun to listen to music and then discuss it as a group. Another thing was the time Ms. Bowman took with me one on one to go over my final paper and help me along. The last thing I liked was the freedom we were given in choosing our paper topics, without that freedom I most likely would not have gotten so involved in my writings.
Since midterm there have also been things in which I disliked about the class as well. The only main dislike I had was the amount of small assignments and papers we had assigned. I disliked this not only because I had no time to do them in the first place, but also seemed like no other rhetoric 1302 class had as much work as we did.
Overall this has been a fun and beneficial class for my writing style. And thank you Ms. Bowman for all your help and good luck in the future. |
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Thanks for all your hard work this semester!! I agree with you: B+. I'm sorry you didn't feel you could participate as much as you would like :( | |
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