When I found out that I had to take an English/Writing class I was a bit nervous. I despised writing with a passion because I could never think of the right words to say and honestly I was terrible at it. Being in this class helped me to understand that you can not improve your skills if you do not practice. After doing these blog posts and writing both group and individual essays and to see the amazing grades I made me more confident in my writing capabilities. I have learned a lot of new things through this course. This course has taught me about MLA, Thesis statements, myths of writing, how to analyze essays, and so much more. MLA was the most important one for me since it was something I struggled with because it changes every couple of years. I did not practice writing/MLA so when I did write I was using the older versions. Reading the essays from the volumes also helped a great deal because it too gave you the information you needed to have a great essay and it was free....
The Little Seagull handbook had many defining attributes. It had a section about MLA, Language, Sentences, and so much more. The handbook consisted of everything that you'd need for a college english/writing class. But, was it helpful? Well, it honestly depends on what you already knew about MLA or Sentence structures beforehand. If you didn't know much or needed a refresher then the Handbook was great! Other than that, I did not feel like I learned anything from the handbook. The Little Seagull Handbook was like a double edged sword to me. I already knew about subjects and predicates and all the other language rules that were mentioned, so having to read all that information was pointless to me. What I most looked forward to in this book was learning about MLA since it is such a huge deal when it comes to college papers but it was no help at all because it was outdated. I could not use it for reference when I needed it so I had to use Purdue Owl. I felt like I wasted my $11....