It's hard to say how much I've learned during Writing 340. None of the subjects that were covered were completely "novel" to me, and I feel like I had a pretty strong grasp of the key writing topics from my first semester of writing. That being said, I felt like this semester of writing was more enjoyable simply because I was allowed to write about things that interest me. Research was far less painful, as reading about these topics was actually interesting as opposed to just time consuming.
I've learned that I'm more or less impartial to collaborative learning. The workshops were definitely helpful, and the worksheets were useful in leading us in the right direction and in getting us to think critically. In the past I had generally been against these types of workshops as I didn't really trust my classmates' advice or corrections, but this class provided a good environment and I trusted the opinions and input of everyone. I haven't been a huge fan of this blog assignment, however. I didn't really get much input, and my blog posts didn't really help guide my research. I had all my blog thoughts in my research notes, and posting them to a public forum seems like an unnecessary step. But as far as overall experience, Writing 340 did help me practice my writing and become more organized in my essay writing process.
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