Open eyes.... New outlook!

When I signed up for this literature class, I really thought I would hate it. I don't like to read, especially when it is required! After looking at the syllabus, I still wasn't too thrilled about taking this class. I had never heard of "pods" and I really didn't understand how they would work. I really thought this class would give me my first "B" or send me into an anxiety attack. BUT... I actually enjoyed it. The reading wasn't at all what I thought it would be. I thought there would be a bunch of things to read that I didn't understand or care about but I was wrong. The first few weeks were a little tough because it wasn't exciting and I was still feeling a little discouraged. Once I got through the first pod, it got a WHOLE lot better. I found myself getting excited about finishing the readings. The assignments weren't as hard as I thought they were going to be and being able to choose which assignments I wanted to do was awesome. I really think that all classes should be set up in pods.

If I had to pick a favorite author, it would be Hawthorne. I abosolutely LOVED "Rappaccini's Daughter" and "The Scarlet Letter". Both of these stories held my interest and kept me wanting more. I never thought I would like to read, let alone like to read something that I was going to be graded on.

I liked the class so much, I'm taking the next literature class in the spring semester. Whoever would have thought that I would volunteer to take a literature class? Certainly not me! What a difference the layout of a class and an awesome instructor can make!