Bedford Reader Reflection

Out of all the content in this course I found the Bedford Reader to be the most helpful content of the course, since it covered various writing styles that were assigned in the Writer’s Workshop Essays. Second, the handout that accompanied each assignments such as the Writer’s Workshop and Reading Questions were immensely helpful in providing the expectations of the assignment. All in all, I did not find any of the course content that I considered to be particularly bothersome, since it all revolved around helping the student succeed in the course.

In terms of structure, I found that having various assignments throughout the week helped me keep on task throughout the semester. Making sure discussions, reading questions, and Writer’s Workshop got completed caused me to spend a significant amount of time working on the assignments and checking the syllabus for what was to come next. Ultimately, the fast pace of the course helped me in continually working on assignments, instead of procrastinating until the last minute. Similarly to the course content I didn’t find anything bothersome of the course structure.
In terms of the course activities of the course I found the Writer’s Workshop assignments to be the most helpful.
These assignments presented a great opportunity to learn about new writing styles that I had not yet got the chance to try out. For instance, I had yet to attempt to write a Comparison and Contrast essay which presented me with new challenges to improve my writing. Similarly, the Reading Questions proved to be immensely helpful in covering information and concepts on various forms of writing. The only activity I felt bothersome, were the timed essays, but I know they are a necessary assignment for an English
course.

The most helpful communication and news items were reminders and overviews of the upcoming assignments. These update helped me stay attentive towards due dates and various guidelines for the assignments. For instance, the news items for Writer’s Workshop 6 helped to clarify many of the initial questions I had regarding the assignment. The communication/news item I found to be the most bothersome was that the feedback of various Writer’s Workshop essays were news items, I preferred having the feedback in the assignment tab although I know it was due to technical difficulties.