Final Blog Post!

Dear incoming English 110 students,
Prepare to engage in an English class for the 21st century. Coming into the first week of class, I had no vision of being assigned a blog such as this, or of eventually writing a paper for an online/public website. I envisioned what most other English courses have been for me in the past, which have been, read these 40 pages for tomorrow, write 3-4 pages about this chapter, etc. etc. This English course definitely gives a slightly different perspective into English writing, and was actually an entertaining change.
Now to be successful in this course, there are some straightforward tips I can give. First and foremost, as in any academic course, keeping up with the assignments is crucial. Personally, I tended to slip into pulling papers together last-minute, which isn't the most effective strategy. Once a paper is mentioned, I would start thinking about it right away, and even jot down some preliminary ideas so that pulling the final paper together is much easier down the road.
Also, finding your own "voice" and style of writing is very important. Follow the prompts as they are given, but be true to yourself and your own experience as a writer when putting together the major assignments, the ARP and the Commonplace papers. Also, when choosing topics for your major writing assignments, of course make sure it fits in with the course theme well, but also make sure it is something that you are passionate about/interested in. This will make writing the papers alot easier, and it will be more entertaining and enjoyable for you as a writer.
With these things in mind, I'm sure anyone can excel at English 110 and come away with helpful tips and strategies for writing academically and publicly.

Sincerely,
Chris Milligan