Final Reflective Letter

November 29th, 2014

Malcolm Campbell
Mayar Elgeyoshi

Dear reader,
In my Writing class, I expected just to go through a class, day by day, just to get the
grades and pass the class. That was my initial thought. That is not my actual realization, I
experienced so much more than that. I grew as an individual, student, and especially a writer,
which was the most important part of the class. We had such a variety of assignments, that it
challenges you in so many different ways. We have had essays, writing in our daybook
(freewriting), blogs, and different activities that challenge us. Examples include The Genre
Analysis, the Literacy Narrative, the Mid-term Reflective letter, and the Mini-Ethnography, all
which helped me grow as a writer and opened my eyes to understand a lot of things.
In the day book, we wrote day by day reflections on things we thought, experienced,
questions we had, or comments we could make about either the question that was asked, the
assignment that was given, or even a reflection on class. The day book helped me understand all
of my thoughts and how I viewed things. It taught me how to put my thoughts and emotions in
writing and in words, which helps me get a better understanding.
The Genre Analysis allowed me to further my knowledge about the Horror genre and to
get a better understanding on the behind the scenes. The Mini-Ethnography gave me an insight

on my very own sorority since I was able to be an outsider looking in, with no judgmental views.
This was very difficult not to be biased towards my own sorority. Doing this mini-ethnography
allowed me also to research and further my knowledge on my sorority, as well as learn new
things that I never would have known. The Literacy Narrative allowed me to see where my drive
to want to do better came from. I was able to recall an experience that occurred in the first grade
that furthered my education and my ability to read.
This class was incredibly challenging when it came to writing, especially my miniethnography. I had a hard time differentiating viewing and participating. I was not only
observing, but in translating my research to paper, it basically became a research paper on my
sorority, which was not intended. This, by far, was the most difficult paper I have written in this
class.
This class has allowed me to think about things in a completely different way. It has
taught me to look at things from abstract angles and to even think very in-depth, especially when
I write. When I write, it should be able to flow off of my pen. There is absolutely no issue with
writing how I feel or what I think. I have learned that reading and writing will always remain an
important part of the world and will always be necessary, no matter how much technology has
changed the way you read or write. It will still always be necessary for individuals, especially to
expand their knowledge or even for people to share knowledge with other. Everybody has their
own purpose of writing, and I found mine in this class. Mine was to express my feelings and
emotions in a way that moves me, in a way that just jumps off the page and allows people to feel
the emotion that I do. I am so grateful to have had Professor Malcom Campbell. This has become
a real road to self-discovery.