Blog Post #10

This class has really helped to improve my writing. The discussion of rhetoric helped me to understand that all my papers are, in essence, persuasive. I also like how the discussions of cannibalism and humanism have given me a greater appreciation of language. I think the topics discussed in this course will really help me as a teacher. I never knew how I could convince students that language and writing is important to learn, but the discussions in this course have helped me to form ideas of how to get students interested in language, literature, and writing. Also, the presentations in class have brought many issues in composition to my attention. I like this because it will help me to address them in my own classroom. The discussions of technology have forced me to think of creative ways to incorporate both handwriting and technology into my classroom. Personally, this class has been a great preparation course for teaching. I really enjoyed it.