Jason’s English 114A Manifesto

Jason Lee

INTRODUCTION• My name is Jason Lee• I learned my first college English with

Professor Jaclyn Hymes.• I think I am a pretty decent writer• I am always open to criticisms• Goals of this class : To be a better

writer and reader so in case I die tomorrow, I don’t die illiterate

• Future Goal: FBI Special Agent

• I actually enjoy English, especially writing

• I am a Freshman• Accounting Major• Mistakes are my best teachers• Motto I live by: Don't worry about what

happened, don't worry about what will happen. Just focus on about what's happening now - Jason Jae Sung Lee

6 THINGS I HAVE LEARNED IN THIS CLASS

1. I have learned how to be a better writer

2. I have learned to take criticisms in a good way to improve my strengths as a writer

3. I have learned to be more creative when I write

4. I started to figure out my own weakness and strengths

5. I learned how to do drafts and take steps to make final drafts better

6. I learned MLA format and do it in the right order

9 Things I loved about Professor Hyme’s teachings

1. Teacher understood my needs

2. Professor Hymes did an excellent job at explaining the hard things I didn’t understand.

3. She treated all of us with great optimistic attitude

4. She made instructions clear and concise

5. She takes everyone’s opinions and thoughts and consider it

6. She cares on how we did. 7. She only tries to make us

better writers. 8. She never yells at us 9 She is very understanding.

2 Things I didn’t really like about Professor Hymes

1. Sometimes she wasn’t really clear with directions and ended up getting me confused and did pretty poorly on one of the Progression essays

2. I wish she can extend the Peer Review. 5 minutes isn’t enough to know what direction I am heading

Strength vs. WeaknessStrength

- Unlimited amount of creativity

- Good Diction- Connecting ideas- Organization- Following instructions- Good show of evidence- Almost never uses

fragments- Great examples- MLA format

Weakness- Grammar- Syntax- Organization- Structure- Consistently have writer’s

block- Wrong use of commas and

semi colons- Punctuation use- Run-on- Citation

Reflection of the Course I felt that as I was taking this class I learned two key factors in English. First, don’t ever be scared to write. Secondly, there is no limit. English114A with Professor Hymes made me realize that English was actually very enjoyable and I actually learned something. I have finally set a strong foundation of English. Grammar did improve over the time of this semester. Professor Hymes made me use my strengths to make my essays illuminate and make my weakness start to fade off. The constant guide that Professor Hymes was leading into was very pleasant. Because of that guide, I started to truly become a decent English writer with the help of Professor Hymes unique guide. I am grateful for her help and I wish that I could’ve had her in my high school because I would’ve actually learned something then.

Things I actually enjoyed doing in English 114A Watched good examples

on YouTube Had a lot of class

discussions Getting professor Hyme’s

help Doing Progression essays Doing Drafts for the

Progression essays Hearing Professor Hymes

random stories

Talking about future Talking about topics on what

the next assignment should be

The fun Ice Breakers in the beginning of the semester

Peer review with the students Group work Potluck that is going to

happen soon

How I felt about this class. ◦The environment of the classroom was very nerve wrecking at first. It was my first day in CSUN and as a college student. When I first sat down, I was greeted with Professor Hyme’s smile and bubbliness. I knew from that day on forward that this professor will actually care about the students and me. I knew I was going to be in some fun and educational semester. I actually did learn a lot and glad that I learned what kind of a writer I was. I am really happy that I got met a professor like the one I had. I haven’t had a professor that actually cared about student’s progress. It is really good to see a professor cares about the student’s growth as a writer and as a English student. Professor Hymes is the best.