The first thing that comes to mind with improvement is strangely enough my writing skill. Not with essays, those still suck, but creatively. Learning about the basics to literary and commercial fiction made me see more clearly what I'm trying to say through my own stories. It's a bit odd that this class has helped me with another. I'd also like to say my analysis skills have improved incredibly. I make the joke that this class has made me pretentious because I've become so accustomed to finding meaning in everything I read or, in some cases, watch. (Side Note: this is a joke. Being able to analyze effectively doesn't make you, in my opinion, pretentious... unless you're using it to make yourself seem better, in which case, you're a total "word").
I reallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreally enjoy English, so this class has been like crack for me; fun, but with its downsides. I'm lazy. Let's just call it what it is. I am an incredibly slothful human being. So when it comes to assignments like MWDS, where they are for the most part easy, yet incredibly tedious, I play the avoidance technique. I didn't do the one for Oedipus Rex. Probably should've. But I didn't. And that's just kind of that. (Pretty sure I can't do it for late credit at this point). But I've dug on the discussions we've had in class. Maybe that's nerdy, but I don't care!
So in conclusion: I like this class a lot. MWDS's are satanic. I love how I've improved drastically on both my reading and writing skills, and I probably should put a bit more effort in next semester, so I can possibly *RIDICULOUS GASP* attempt to get an A.
