Review of first three assignments

From the first few weeks of the class, the expectations were very different than I imagined it to be. As an intro level class, this class seems very different than previous classes I’ve taken.

The first three assignments asked to write about different issues we care about in our local community. We were asked to build upon this assignment and identify how the issue can affect us and identify an audience as well. I believe that the first three assignments were an unfair test given to the students. We were given almost no direction on how to approach this topic and how to begin writing for this assignment. The prompt was very vague as I thought that the questions asked were rhetorical questions to ponder and guide us through the writing. We were never told in class to directly answer specific questions in the prompt so it was confusing what to do. Also, we were not given a rubric so I did not know what I was being graded on. Therefore, when I received by grade back I was very confused on how I did so poorly due to the lack of directions and rubric. After receiving B’s and C’s on my first three assignments, it made me very worried and nervous for the remainder of this class. I felt discouraged about my writing afterwards because I never had a problem with answering a prompt before. Because many people performed poorly on these first few assignments, I believe it is a reflection of the assignment and not the students themselves.  

I believe that I know myself and have the potential to perform well in this class. I can only hope that I continue to improve and learn from my mistakes on these assignments. By the end of the semester, I hope to not only learn something from this class but have the effort be reflected in my performance.