About me | Class reflection

        My name is Deion A. Sainvil and I am a freshman at Florida State University. This is my portfolio for my ENC 1145 class. When I’m not in class, I’m blogging, writing for FSView’s Arts & Cultures section, and trying to get better in Fifa.

         I didn't know what to expect from this class at first. I was under the impression that we were going to watch Seinfeld episodes every day and write about them. I thought one of our projects would be writing an episode. Boy was I wrong. This class has been great even though it wasn't what I expected. Right off the bat the first thing I learned in this was how legit MLA format and proper citations are.

         I took a Creative Writing class at a local community college during my sophomore year of high school. It introduced me to workshops and gave me a glimpse of what a college English class looks like. We didn't do any research papers. High school prepared me for research papers, in-text citations, MLA format and all of that. It wasn't enforced as strongly. It was more of an introduction. So the Seinfeld research paper and the Jeopardy game we played were two eye opening experiences that informed me the importance of proper citations and formatting.

        Because of this class I know what it means to have a portfolio and how important it could be to have one. I guess resumes and cover letters aren't all that is needed anymore, now you have to show and prove what you've done. I’ll keep this in mind for the future. The only thing that makes me skeptical is someone stealing ideas or work from my portfolio.

       This class has helped me prepare for the future by deadlines, as if I don’t have enough of those already. The days in class where we would peer review each other’s papers showed me that there is always room for improvement. And that’s what I found most beneficial to my learning. That there’s no such thing as a perfect paper. Whether it’s a research paper or it’s an opinion piece there are always going to be things to refute the argument or statements made that can be elaborated further. There is no paper that can argue or cover a topic and be able to cite every source on it. Knowing this we just have to write to our personal satisfaction and call it a day. I would give myself a B- in participation. I wasn't by any means talkative in class but I did all of the work and I rose my hand or said an answer out loud once or twice a week.

Below are links to my papers:

Paper 1 Final

Paper 2 Final

Viral Campaign