Dear Dr. O’Rourke,
I entered English 102 with little expectations. I took the writing placement test when I registered for my classes. I expected that they would evaluate me more harshly, but apparently they must have thought I could write a sentence well enough, and they passed me through. I had no prior warning about this class and I did not know what I was getting into, until the first day that is. When you described what this class focused on, argumentative writing, I had mixed feelings. First I was concerned, I have not had many courses, if any, specializing in argumentative writing and I was not looking forward to my unfamiliarity. Also, I am a more creative person, and I would have preferred to take a creative writing course. However, I did see the value of this class. I realized that my college career would be full of argumentative papers and I needed to learn how to do it well. This was a class that promised me that I would learn a new skill, and I have.
