English 112

Overall, I have had a very positive experience using a wiki to do “group work”.  I think it really helps to formulate ideas as a group and if you ever need ideas you can consult the wiki.  I think it is fairly easy to use the wiki and collaborate.  I think group work is very important because as a group you can come up with so many more ideas and thoughts than you could on your own.  It is especially important in a writing class because sometimes students need help formulating ideas and group work helps those students.  Also, it helps students with structuring their papers.  For example, in our class we do an outline for each essay which helps students structure their essays.  The main objectives for the “group work” for everyone to collaborate and come up with ideas so there is a wide range of ideas.   The rewards of group work is that you are receiving ideas from a wide range of people, therefore you are getting many different ideas.  Also, you can contribute your own ideas to the group and feel rewarded.  A challenge of group work is coming up with your own unique idea.  It is always difficult when everyone comes up with the same ideas.  But, overall the group work is a  very rewarding experience. 

A “real world” circumstance where I have used criteria to make a decision was choosing a college to attend.  Choosing a college was a very important decision I had to make and I wanted to make sure that I was making the right decision.  Therefore, I used several criteria to make that decision.  My first criterion that I used was whether the college had a good science program, since I wanted to major in biology.  I wanted to make sure that the university I chose offered my major.  The second criterion that I used was how much scholarship I would receive from the university.  Money was a large factor in which college I chose.  My third and final criterion that I used was whether I liked the campus and living environment.  Since I would be living on campus, the living environment was very important. 

I chose Bowling Green State University because it met all of the criteria that I was looking for in a university.  First, Bowling Green does carry my major and does have a fairly good science program.  Second, BG offered the most scholarship money out of all the universities that I was looking at.  Third, I really liked Bowling Green’s campus and the dorms that I would be living in. 

Overall, the criteria that I set for deciding a college really helped me make my decision.  I stated the three most important things that I was looking for in a college and found what I wanted fairly easily.  If I had not used criteria to choose my college, it would have taken a very long time to decide and I may not have chosen the right college for me.    

My expectations for this course is to further my writing skills even further than I did last semester.  I hope to learn new techniques for writing successful essays.  In my writing, I expect I will be successful at organizing my ideas and writing clear thesis statements.  However, I will still want to work on my audience appeal and creating stronger introductions and conclusions.  From the instructor, I expect I will receive advice on how to make my essays stronger and guidance in different writing techniques that will help me become a better writer. 

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