I graduated from Gage Park High-School in the summer of 2011, however I had a feeling that Gage Park had not prepared me for my post secondary education. I was required to take four English classes in high school I took five, two of which were advanced placement. Out of those classes I feel as if only one class set high but reachable standard with a rigorous curriculum that would help me develop good reading and writing habit and that class I took my sophomore year. I am taking English 101 not only because it is required but also because I am hoping to enhance both my reading and writing skills. By taking English 101 I am hoping to improve my grammar and spelling skills as well as develop different techniques for writing and discovering my own style in writing.
There is a creativity that comes with the ability to write, I hope that in taking English 101 I become more creative with my writing. Every great work of literature that I have come across has had a great amount of creativity in there writing weather it be The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien or The Iliad by Homer. These great authors expressed creativity through their writing and I expect to develop the same creativity, I would to write a piece that keeps people asking for more. I plan to major in Secondary Education and History with a minor in English. I think taking English 101 would set the foundation for the grammar and critical thinking skills that are essential in order to teach History and English to the future generation of high school students.
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