Going into British Literature and Composition, I had no idea what to expect. I thought all I would be doing was writing essays, indeed there was allot of essay writing, but there were many other key skills that I learned. Which included critical reading, collaboration with my peers to achieve a common goal, and understanding the connection between British history and literature. One very important skill that I learned during the class was critical reading, …showed first 75 words of 735 total…

…showed last 75 words of 735 total…thinking, and writing skills will be of much use in writing papers. Learning to work in a group to accomplish a common goal is also a great skill to have, because in the real world people have to problem solve together all the time. As for the British history and literature, I think the literature opened my mind up to different kinds of writing and the history gave me an appreciation for the English culture.