Welcome to the blog for Prof. John Talbird's English 101 class. The purpose of this site is two-fold: 1) to continue the conversations we start in class (or to start conversations before we get to class) and 2) to practice our writing/reading on a weekly basis in an informal forum.

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Last day of class

Thanks professor Tailbird for an amazing semester! I really enjoyed taking your class because of your teaching methods. It really tested me, by having to write essays every 2 weeks. I didn't think I would be able to do it at first. 

Monday, December 14, 2015

What is one thing we have read in our class that stood out to you the most?

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Death at the door

Carlos did not deserve to die we have there is no one to blame but the system but we can also he was just at the wrong place wrong time

At the Door of Death

Another reason why the death penalty must be improved.

Final Posts

For this final week of the blog, I would like you to respond to your classmates' readings. Which did you like best and why?

You may also use this forum to reflect on what you've learned in the class this term. How has 101 affected your writing and/or reading skills? In what ways have you learned to think differently? What was new for you this term? And what do you hope to continue working on as you transition to ENGL 102? 


Thursday, December 10, 2015

Essay Prompt

In Death of Innocence, Sister Helen is sculpted by the cruelty of Death Penalty. In Best American Essays, narrators are sculpted after certain events. How does ideas and events shape our lives?