My English 111 Experience
My English 111 Experience
Makeya Finger
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
My English 111 Experience
Abstract
My paper is mainly about my English 111 experience. Everything in my paper has what I learned and
what I have used to make me a successful student.
My English 111 Experience
My English 111 Experience
Introduction: My Instructor
My English 111 class has been a great experience. My instructor assigned the class an English
portfolio on a weebly website. The web portfolio has six pages, each explaining what we learned and the
assignments we completed on class.
The Writing Process
The very first thing I learned in my English 111 class was how to do an outline of an essay. There
is the box method and the list method. These were used to help plan out our essay. I found both
methods very useful and helpful. It’s highly important to plan before writing an essay because it can
help organize your ideas.
Locating And Utilizing Information
When writing an essay it is very important to collect information from different sources, like a
book or a website. My English 111 class got the chance to go on a scavenger hunt at the library. The
scavenger hunt helped students locate information by going online, finding a book, and it also helped
students find instructors in case they had any questions. The library is the best place to go for
information. There are books and computers for anyone to use.
Formatting and Documentation
An essay has many format options but the two we used in class was the MLA format and the APA
format. I like MLA format better only because I’m so use to using this one.
Citations should always be included in a paper if there is information from a different source put
into the essay. They will be found on the last page of an essay. If citations fail to appear in the essay the
writer will be blamed for plagiarism.
Plagiarism is when the writer steals information from a source, then take credit for that
information. So always cite an essay.
Writing Portfolio and Technology
This portfolio was a great way for the class to elaborate on the lessons we got in class. All of our
assignments and what we learned went into the English Portfolio.
Technology played a big role in my English 111 class. We used our cellphones to take pictures for
our weebly websites and we also got the opportunity to receive text alerts which were reminders on
assignments that were due for the next class.
We used the computer a lot in class and also outside of class. The computer was the main piece
of technology in my English 111 class. We completed most of our assignments online and submitted our
My English 111 Experience
assignments online. Assignments and notes online was a great idea because even if a student missed a
class that student could go online get the information and have it due for next class.
Conclusion
I learned so much in my English 111 class and I enjoyed being here. This was a great experience and I
have improved on my writing and planning skills.