Self Evaluation(#6)

1)The semester is now coming to close, and it's time to look back over the past few months to see what the progress and change that I've made.

Over the course of the past few months in English 15s, I've learned the obvious things such as the appeals, which are ethos, pathos and logos. But the most important that I've learned in class is becoming a better writer and writing correctly to get to the audience you've been looking to find. The individual papers, such as the memoir and visual analysis, were great ways to put into practice the concepts, such as the appeals, and to identify them in our own writing and in others' writing. I don't believe I've thoroughly put in the time to accurately portray all of those, but they are still there for me to do better.

The other part of English 15s is, of course, the arts at Penn State. Throughout the semester, I've been going to look at the art and experiences at Penn State with and without my classmates. I've found that Penn State is a strange place to me. To me, it is at once insular, but also broad and open to the world outside. This is shown through its arts, from the Arboretum to the play. It all seems so sweeping in the gigantic scope of the campus and people, but it also feels like your experiencing the world.

This semester has showed me a lot about my personality. I'm a quiet person, and do not talk much around people that I don't know very well. This semester has showed me that it's harder for me to break out of that than I first thought. For one thing, I wished I would've participated in class more. I think it will take time, but I believe I can continue on and become a better and more involved student in the classroom.

English 15s has also opened up to me more possibilities about art. Although the course brought me what it could and couldn't possibly take all the arts and throw it at us, that little bit which was shown to me made it evident I hadn't fully comprehended art and my feelings towards it. For one thing, I had never been to an art museum before, so I had never much feeling towards paintings or sculptures that weren't gigantic and weren't known around the world. The visit solidified in me an appreciation for that kind of art, but also amazement that the Palmer is small compared to many other art museums. It opened me up to the possibilities of art.

Overall, this semester and class has been an important to me. It has opened up new thinking outside the classroom and learning new things that can applied now and later in life. I think it was good semester, even if I'm slightly disappointed in myself for not actively trying to engage in it. It came to me and the possibilities opened up and I enjoyed it.

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   2. http://knaviello.blogspot.com/2012/11/exit-through-gift-shop.html#comment-form

   3. http://www.cheddarbread.blogspot.com/2012/09/after-walking-once-through-
palmer.html#comment-form

   4. http://dcbornandraised.blogspot.com/2012/11/in-red-and-brown-water.html#comment-form

   5. http://quirkyconfessional.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-social-network.html#comment-form

   6. http://rfatherly.blogspot.com/2012/09/arboretum-experience.html#comment-form

   7. http://daniellegordonmartin.blogspot.com/2012/11/in-red-and-brown-water_15.html#comment-form

   8. http://dkeilpsu.blogspot.com/2012/09/palmer-as-seen-through-lens.html#comment-form

   9. http://contemplationsoacck.blogspot.com/2012/11/like-wind-acbp5.html#comment-form

   10. http://15snmpy-y.blogspot.com/2012/09/so-you-think-you-know-art.html#comment-form

3)Hi, Ms. S--I completed my SRTEs!