MelissaLupari

The portfolio of the second half of the semeter show how much growth I have learned with this class. American Literature has taught me how to read,write, and even blog better. I never thought that I would be able to get this down pat but it has come to be so seay for me. This portfolio covers reading that were required in the class and different class disscusions. I really enjoyed learning in a different way then what I am used to with my feild of study. I liked the challenge that you provided to your students, although at times I was ready to cry because I never thought that I would make it through. Now being at the end and looking back I would have changed some things, but I can only look to do better in the future. I can definalty say that I know more walking out then when I first walked in to this class.

COVERAGE: These are reading that required many days of long hours reading over a couple times to be sure I was understanding what is being taught and said in class.

*O'Connor The Displaced Person

*The Great Gatsby chapter 1-3

*The Great Gatsby chapters 4-6

*The Great Gatsby chapters 7-9

*The Color of Water, McBride

*The Color of Water, McBride

DEPTH: These works are things that I looked more in depth with. Focusing on them reading them a couple times to be sure that I was understanding the main topic of the story.

*Roberts, Chapter 18

*Roberts pg. 254-263

*Roberts, 254-263

*Roberts, Appendix C

*Roberts, Appendix A

INTERACTION: These are works that I made comments on to help my peers or agree on the same of different thoughts.

*O'Conner A Late Encounter With The Enemy

*O'Connor Good Country People

*O'Conner "The River"

*A Good Man Is Hard To Find

*Ressurection BLues

DISSCUSSIONS: Conversations from peers that sparked my attention or got me thinking about another idea or topic. It is important to help your peers , so that everyone understands where they are expected to be.

*A Good Man Is Hard To Find

*O'Conner A Circle In The Fire

*Frost and Huges

*Roberts, Chapter 8

TIMELINESS: Entries that I posted long before the due date, to help me work ahead with my schudule and give each of my classes equal dedicataion to my work.

*O'Conner "The River"

*The Artificial Nigger

*Roberts, Comparsion and Contrast

*Roberts, Ch 17

XENBLOGGING: Helping others but at the same time other peers helping me see different things, ideas, topics, quotes, that I did not pick up on when reading.

*O'Conner "The Life You Save Maybe Your Own"

*A Stroke Of Good Fortune

*A Temple Of The Holy Ghost

*O'Connor The Displaced Person

WILDCARD: Acheivement that I have made as a blogger throughout the semester.

*O'Connor The Displaced Person

*Formal Presentation

*Formal Presentation #2

*Ressuration Blues

I have really been taught so much in this class throughout the entire semester. Although some things did not come as easy to me as maybe others. I never took the easy way out...I just kept pluggin away, knowing that all I had to do was the best that I knew how. I will walk form this class taking many different things that I have learned and I will use it with my future class or one day in my classroom with my own studnets. Thank You, for teaching me things that I never thought I could do, I have completed them to the best of my known sucess!