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Reflective Essay Intro: Variety topics - What you felt coming into the class? Something about your history. Your feelings about placing in the class. Thesis: Do you feel confident about moving into English 1A? Why? Body 1: ● No 5 paragraphs essay formula: use your own style, more relaxed, less formal ● P.I.E: learned how to explain what examples showed ○ P - A way in which your writing improved ○ I - an example from an essay ○ E - explanation of how that show your writing is better ● Sentences structures ○ coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunction, noun appositives, verbal phrases ○ fewer YOUs, ANDs ○ fewer transition words ○ sentences less choppy ○ more complex and more sophisticated ● Learned correct grammar: uses present tense in summary ● Cite sources correctly, use quotes correctly ● Thesis statement, topic sentences ■ An effective topic sentence has to be contains an opinion and can’t be too general or too specific ● Self-evaluation in-class essays Body 2: ● Group work: sharing ideas ■ In the faction groups and I was in the Candor ■ Discussion about Divergent ● Brainstorming: identity exercise, shapes, toys, real men & good women ■ I chose circle because I think it is useful in our lives ● Watched films (The Outsiders and The Giver) then compared and contrast ● Watched gender role video ● Reading and annotating ■ Read some articles when we prepared for essay 2 (gender role) ● Vocabulary ■ In the reader according to Divergent ● Learned how to write about self experience instead of general knowledge ■ Learned to share Conclusion: What still need work? What isn’t perfect and what are you aware of that needs work? Essay 3 (Revised) Team concept forms an integral part to an individual life and determines how such individuals face new world challenges. Participating in teams is probably an essential life experience. Teams should include various characteristics such as sharing of goals and interests. There is a leadership hierarchy in a team: a team leader, outstanding members, active members, and followers. All team members should be willing to follow the rules, have slogans, symbols, and dress codes. They have a sense of honor, which allows the members of the team to feel proud of the team and its activities. They also have the feeling of a family; standing together and protecting each other. These characteristics form a group of people to be a team. I was a member of the volleyball team. There were at least fifty members of the team, classified into four groups based on gender and ages. The coach selected the team after a series of tryouts. We practiced at least three days a week and practiced every day during the competition season. The coach allowed no absence without a doctor’s note. We had to keep our grades at an average above 65, with no complaints and warnings from teachers, or we would receive a suspension from participating in the competition or even kicked out by our coach. It meant we could not break any school regulations and we could not make our teachers angry, or underperform in our academics. We had to wear the uniforms and shoe every practice so that the teammates that acted as a team symbol. I can compare my experience in the volleyball team to the story of the ​Divergent​. Just like in the ​Divergent​, discipline, respect and dedication was paramount especially in a team. In the ​Divergent​, even though rules restricted Tris, I think it was important for her to succeed. I never had trouble following the rules since they helped me integrate into the society. Ideally, the group association with my team instilled discipline in my life as part of my daily routine. The relationships in the team were profound. We went through many complexities and experienced failures and successes together. We encouraged and helped each other through the challenges and failures while enjoying the happiness and successes. One of the unforgettable memories was when the coach punished us. In our first year in the team, we lacked coordination and understanding. Whenever anyone of us made a mistake, the punishment was ten pushups for each person. I could not remember how many push-ups I did at that day, but I believed it was probably over 200. Our coach, Sir Lee, said it was a way to train our team spirit, which was helping and trust each other. We had not only the sense of belonging but also a feeling of a family. We cared for and loved each other, treating each other as sisters. Our relationship was comparable to the Greasers because we fit in and felt like we were part of a family. We knew that we were not alone when we struggled and had difficult times. I felt motivated and confident since my teammates had my back. Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players. The main players include two middle hitters, two left side hitters, a setter, a sub setter, and a libero. Attending the competitions is the desire of all the players so my teammates and I fought for a starting role in the team. There were 11 qualified teammates in the team. We were in a competitive relationship since the first day we met. Instead of belittlement and jealousy, our competitions were healthy. We made significant efforts on the practice, extended the practice periods, improved strength and endurance, and corrected our mistakes as much as we could. We were glad if one of us had improved exponentially because it meant the chances of winning competitions increased. Our coach evaluated us and decided the players that were qualified for the championships. The competition within the team was similar to the infighting in the dauntless initiation in the book Divergent​. In the book, team members had to fight for the chance of participating in competitions; Tris and the transfers from other factions ranked and only the top ten initiates can stay, so Peter and his friend are jealous of Tris since she is in the top-ranked. I learnt to keep my competitiveness all the time, and it is a significant value today in our society especially in the university and employment. The group identity experienced within the team is similar to that of the ​Divergent​. In the book ​Divergent​, there were several groups or factions, in view of the ​Divergent​ such as; Abnegation, Candor, Amity, Dauntless and Erudite, all with defined characteristics that identified each of them. The relationship of people in such a group brings people of different lifestyles together and integrates them to perform as a unit. It was useful for me to associate with a group so that I could understand the elements of group psychology and thinking. My team was a sports team guided by the principles of sports discipline. Rules and regulations governed our conduct, which made us, disciplined enough to operate successfully as a group. What I realized from being on the volleyball team was that despite people having different lines of thought, bringing people together could make them think similarly because they share ideas and goals. We had similar aims and objectives that made us a team. The story of our volleyball team is comparable only to the story of the ​Divergent​ or ​The Outsiders​. In the ​Divergent​, the concept of groupthink, group competitiveness and understanding implicated. While in ​The Outsiders​, the idea of family within a group exemplifies to that of Ponyboy and the lower class group. The two concepts are identical to our team, both in terms of values and team spirit. A team is an integral part to ensure success of volleyball sport. Keeping in mind the values, and facets of our team, I do admit that we have all grown better, the power of association and unity, driven by a common goal or objective of success is untouchable. How teams identify each other, like in the ​Divergent​, or how teams associate like family as shown in The Outsiders​, forms the focal point of group success of my volleyball team. Essay 4 (inclass) A utopia is a society in which everything is perfect, so a dystopia is the opposite: everything has gone wrong. The dystopias in Divergent and The Giver are far different from the standard functioning world that we are used to seeing. The community that is in charge uses propaganda so that the people can be tricked to understand that everything they are told even if it is the wrong thing. Nobody can be different, people are forced to follow the rules to the letter. Nobody can oppose or question the rules that have been set and there is severe punishment if the strict rules are broken. The main characters in the two sets try to change the current society that is wrong or being corrupted and so they have to go through the challenge to modify the society in a positive state. In The Giver, we see that the main character, Jonas is unique in that he sees color; he sees Fiona has red hair, and this shows he has the talent to be a receiver. After he receives the memories and emotions, he realizes that the system is not right so he breaks it. In Divergent, Tris, the main has a distinctive character as she is divergent, she actually accepts the system but later realizes that it has been corrupted by Jeanine’s selfishness, so she go against it. The Giver, the community has total control over people, and they are given very strict rules to follow which beyond our regular world can tolerate: use precise language, wear assigned clothing, take morning medication, obey the curfew, and never lie. The community offers rules of sameness, and there has no war and no crime and no pain. The world is literally black and white, and seasons, choices, and emotion are nonexistent. In Divergent, we see factions that are the authority system and one have to be in a faction and if they cannot survive in it, they are thrown off to the factionless which is no value to the society and stay alive at their owns. While when one does not fall in any of the factions and seems too perfect for them, they are termed as divergent, and they are hunted down and eliminated by Jeanine, the leader of Erudite. Even though The Giver seems more restrictive and being highly controlled, the Divergent dystopia is worse and more extreme since there are war and suffering. The rules and loss of individuality set on both genres are strict, but they differ. In The Giver, the government assigns jobs to people, and people are constantly monitored by cameras. There is no emotion noticed, one cannot touch people other than family; Jonas and Fiona are reminded by the robot that they should not touch each other’s hands, an old lady from the government cannot understand the behavior Jonas kisses Fiona. All these show that sex and love are prohibited in The Giver. The punishment in The Giver is release, which is being killed but they understand it as go to the Elsewhere. While in the Divergent, people get to choose the faction that best suit their personality. There is also no emotion noticed in the Divergent; people are not supposed to be attached to their family once they become a faction transfer. “But choosing a different faction means I forsake my family. Permanently” (24). Fortunately love is allowed in Divergent so Tris can interacting with her fellow and has a crush on Four. People are sentenced to become factionless if they break the rules or fail the initiation. In this case, there I think Divergent is kinder than The Giver since the rules are stricter. There is a hierarchy noticed in the community of both Divergent and The Giver. In The Giver, there are jobs assigned to people: birth mother whose only job is to give birth, is the lowest; the mother of the main character has a higher position as she is at the department of justice. While in the Divergent, there is the faction, Abnegation which is the more elevated position that gives the rules and in charge of the government. There is constant surveillance noticed so that order and safety are ensured. The Chief Elder, the leader in The Giver, who uses cameras to monitor what people are doing and visits people without asking and also later asks Asher, the best friend of Jonas to kill him. In Divergent, the Erudite sole representative, Jeanine uses serum to control the Dauntless, to make them become soldiers and to kill Abnegation. Both dystopias are seems extreme but I think The Giver is greater. The entire community in The Giver is unfair and danger while in Divergent, it might be safe if I choose to other faction. In conclusion, the dystopia in The Giver seems to be the worst and extreme compared to Divergent.
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Reflective Essay.
During the period of learning, I was able to gather knowledge and felt that attending class
was an important process to me. What I felt coming to class was rather good because I knew
attending the class would help me better my knowledge and internalize the lessons that I was
taught. I was never familiar with my knowledge of grammar, and I was relatively weak. That
was my history, and it involved my lack of proper knowledge in the field of English. Due to this,
I attended class, and as the course went on, I began to be better in my grammar. I was nervous at
first when I was placed in the class, and I was not confident about myself because the English
language is a diverse and complex entity. However, as the days progressed, I found my footing
which strengthened my confidence and made me capable of expressing myself more fluently
than before.
As an English major, I feel confident about proceeding to English 1A because I have
learned to appreciate and divulge composition skills, creative writing and clear thinking in my
writing. This class provided me with the foundation I needed to begin the English 1A class. I had
the opportunity to practice and learn the writing process, with a high proficiency in writing
essays with multiple paragraphs. To continue this critical learning process, I need to be provided
with a more advanced skill – building a course that fulfills the English requirement. It is no other
than the English 1A class. Over time, I came to appreciate the techniques of writing essays with

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emphasis on solid analytical and precise reading. My grammatical competence has been
polished, and I have no doubt that I passed the writing communication requirements.
My writing has improved in various and significant ways. The evidence is from two
previous essays: dystopian words and the teamwork essay. In both essays, there is a use of good
sentence structure and correct vocabulary. The supporting details and evidence are coherent. The
articles contain a good topic sentence with a complete and sensible outline. They also portray a
process of attentive planned writing. Nevertheless, they have a clear introduction, a perfect body,
and a satisfactory conclusion. It was all possible after following the right piece of advice from
my teacher. I was able to improve my knowledge about writing as clearly depicted by those two
essays mentioned above. Any experienced writer knows that the most vital section of an article is
an introduction because it enlightens the reader about the main idea of the text. The introduction
persuades in the importance and relevance of the topic. The body is the storage of the concepts,
ideas, and arguments. Thus, when one reads my previous essays, they show a build of a logical
narration and evidence from sources that support my words. The counter arguments and
arguments fill my articles with profound meaning.
In the article about teamwork, it reflected the day to day going - on of my group. My
faction group was called Candor with relevance to the Divergent movie. There were many
brainstorming activities, but the main exercise was the circle formation because it is useful in our
lives. Thus, there was a borrowing from the groups’ characteristics in Divergent to our
teamwork. In the essay about the dystopian worlds, we watched f...


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