Category Archives: Reflective Response

Reflection on Essay #2

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Maggie

Thoughts: I am not revising my paper just yet. I am waiting for feedback from my group. I find that their peer review of my paper helps me greatly because I have a close-to-honest opinion about my paper. Of course, … Continue reading →

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Paper number 2

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Yulia.M.

I guess that the most difficult part for me in writing this paper is describing my feelings about the poem i chose and picking the right words to show what exactly were the most appealing lines and words for me. … Continue reading →

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Hot and Cold

Posted on March 20, 2013 by bg115925

This essay is proving to be a bit more challenging than I had assumed. At my previous school I took a children’s literature course where our paper assignments were composed of  choosing your own topic while incorporating one or two … Continue reading →

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Second Paper Revision

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Ronald Litvak

This paper seemed easier to write than the first since this assignment felt more structured. Still, the intro received criticism.  I knew that the thesis did not capture the entire essence of the paper very well but I felt that … Continue reading →

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Essay #2: Good and Bad

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Shaina Kamkar

I found this essay to be the most frustrating piece I’ve written. I think that there are some people who really like the idea of having the freedom to write about whatever they want, while there are others who like … Continue reading →

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Essay 2: Poetry’s Messages

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Anthony Pescetto

When I first read the prompt to this essay, I thought to myself; “This is gonna stink.” However, as I kept thinking about what Professor Kaufman wanted us to do and I thought more about poetry, I came up with … Continue reading →

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What makes good poetry?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by eg149434

I did not read my poem after the activity in class where we took one line of Whitman’s poem and just wrote from there because I did not think mine sounded like a poem. But what sounds like a poem? … Continue reading →

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Poetry, Essay Writing, and Music

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Rachel

These last few classes we’ve had made me reflect on the creative and constructive process that goes into writing and producing a work of literature. Today’s class made me look at poetry in a different and less hostile way. I … Continue reading →

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MaKey MaKey

Posted on March 10, 2013 by em141829

This last Wednesday, the class had an interesting day that isn’t typical for any English class. I, in particular, had a pretty fun day. My group was brainstorming on Monday ideas we could use with the MaKey MaKey. Jared had … Continue reading →

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MaKey MaKeyboard – Alvin Kumaga

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Alvino

Wow. What an experience? I had never heard of anything called Makey Makey and I was quite enthused and grateful that I was among the first to ever experiment with it. I wish I had been allotted more time to play around … Continue reading →

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