Informal Introduction.

English has never been my thing, blogs either. But i survived my first college English class! For me, its not easy to write papers. I come up with the best ideas when I'm not really thinking about what i need to write. Procrastinating has always successfully worked for me. I can't sit in front of my computer for hours typing up my paper unless its going to be due the next day. When i entered the classroom where i would be sitting in twice a week for an hour and fifteen minutes, i changed my thinking about English, and i despised it even more. No, really i was eager to learn new ways of approaching the writing process and if it would work for me. My English professor was a little on the nerdy side, but had a passion for what he taught, and you could tell. Our class was small, and that made me feel more comfortable. But he threw a curve ball when he mentioned he uses blackboard very often. I logged into my account maybe once or twice upon entering his class. The first paper of the semester is usually the hardest because i have to get my mind focused of the paper, and it's been a while since i've even thought about writing a paper. Your not really sure what to expect from your professor and vise versa. It's kind of like an introduction through a written paper, and from there on it's easier to open up. I strive to learn at least one thing daily, and hopefully more than that during a semester of school. But i left English 111 with a few things to carry onto Englsih 112. Rhetorical analysis, the use of blackboard, and the knowledge of how to blog. As we completed each paper throughout the semester, my writing became more acceptable as for college. I learned new ways to outline on paper, instead of in my head and going from there. Free-writing became a must, and i tried to work on it little by little, and not all at once. I had the opportunity to write about my favorite restaurant. I actually had dinner at this restaurant before i began writing. I felt like that would maybe help me write my paper by visualizing the place and being able to let my audience see the restaurant like i did. As the semester continued, my writing slowly improved and so did my computer skills.
Thanks for a successfull year Mr. Gasparo (your name is really cool by the way!) English is hard to teach, and keep students attention, but i survived!