Tuesday, May 5, 2009

What did I learn from this class?

Well, I think the most important thing I learned from this class is that writing is not simply to write something about something, but is about how to create, interpret and understand something that we really like. As we continued writing blog entries and doing assignments about literacy, we gradually found what we really like and began to understand and improve it in the way we have never done by ourselves, such as using a map, making a video, and drawing a comic. Those interested things I’ve never expected to learn in a regular writing class.

Take me as an example. Before taking this class, I have never got a chance to explore what is my own literary. Finally, I have realized that photography is where my passion is. Through some of the assignments about literacy, I had re-evaluated some of my photographic works in my album. I found out there were lots new meanings of those pictures that I have never thought about had been explored by this time. Also, during some of the workshops we had in this semester, the skills of how to make videos and draw comics using computer software really helped me a lot with my assignments.

Anyway, this writing class is one of my favorite classes since I came to America. And, our teacher Franny is also the best teacher who taught us a lot of meaningful and useful things that I think are much more precious than others.