Formative work: Complete

course 1: Grammar practice exercise 1
Interest level: It was quite interesting. It helped me see what were my biggest difficulties.

Difficulty level: It wasn't very hard, even though I didn't get a great score. It was a perfect degree of difficulty to discover what are the things I have to improve, as I said at number 1.

What you learned ( examples) : I learned that I have to use "my" in front of the verb taking, as it's considered a noun in this specific context. I also learned that I have to use the adjective " fewer" if I can count the objects. In general, I learned that I have a lot of trouble with punctuation and no trouble at all with verbs. I still have some improvements to make on my use of adjectives, adverbs and pronouns. I also have to review the basic rules for capitalization.

Score: I got 77%, which is not bad for someone who hasn't worked on her english skills for the past 2 years and a half. But, I do wish to have at least 80% by the end of my exercices.
RATING: 6/10



course 2 : Grammar Skills 1: Using Punctuation in Sentences

Interest level : One of the things I liked less was that there were a lot of parts that had to be printed out to do the exercices. I don't think it was worth the trouble. The course was divided in five lessons and was very long to finish. Also, at the end of the lessons we don't get a score. In other words, I didn't officially finish the course.

Difficulty level : In general, it was much too easy for me. However, I did find it interesting to review some of the basic rules of punctuation. Still, I wouldn't recommend this particular course to anyone in this class.

What you learned ( examples) : I reviewed my capitalization rules, which was very useful. I also learned that a restrictive clause is not set off by commas, and a nonrestrictive clause is. I also realized that I am lacking the skills to use commas correctly in sentences. I will have to keep on working on that particular problem.

Score : As I said before, there isn't a score in this course; there are only numerous small exercices that are corrected right after you've finished them.
RATING: 3/10






Course 3: Fundamentals of Writing 4: Editing I

Interest level: Very interesting. There are different types of exercices. I would recommend this to the students who have problems writing coherent sentences. It teaches you how to watch out for common mistakes while writing.

Difficulty level: It wasn't very hard, but it helped me a lot. I wouldn't change for a harder course. It was a perfect difficulty level for me to start. I think I will try the next course for the next formative work.

What you learned ( examples) : I learned to watch out for run-on and run-together sentences, and I learned how to correct them. I learned that neither is always singular. I learned the importance of referring correctly to indefinite pronouns while writing. I learned a very easy trick to help me with pronoun case agreement.

Score: There isn't a score given at the end of this course.

RATING: 8/10





Course 4: Fundamentals of Writing Course Prompt: Persuasive 1

Interest level: It is interesting to see how much I can write in a short period of time. I think I lost a lot of points in the length of my text. It is not indicated how long our essay must be. I think we should be given a general idea of how many words we should write. Next time, I will write a longer essay and take more time in writing it.

Difficulty level: It takes time to write. I wrote quickly and did not review my text. It was easy for me because I did it very quickly, but I should have taken more time to write my essay and work harder on it.

What you learned: I learned that I have to take the time to write clearly. My sentence structure is weak. My use of punctuation is not very good either. I have a lot of work to do to be able to write clearly and coherently.

Score: 3/6

RATING: 5/10










Vocabulary and Spelling Course 1

-Interest level: I found it very interesting. I had a lot of fun doing this course. Even though it's long, I didn't see the time pass by and I really enjoyed it. I found it interesting to try to give the definition of words I already knew. I realized it was hard to explain a word even though I'm able to use it in a sentence.

-Difficulty level: It was the perfect difficulty level to start off. I knew most of the words in the course, but I still learned new ones and tricks to learn their meaning.

-What you learned: I learned how to separate a word into syllables. I learned the meaning of a great number of words like probate, bemoan, compulsory, psyche, slough and epitome.

-Score: There is no score at the end of this course

RATING: 9/10





Synonym & Antonym Practice Exercise 1

-Interest level: It was very interesting to find out for how many words I knew synonyms and antonyms. I realised it's harder to find the opposite of the meaning of the word than a replacement for it.

-Difficulty level: It was a little difficult. It made me look up definitions in the dictionary and take the time to see what I didn't know. I think the exercise is more worth doing if you check out your mistakes afterwards and look in the dictionary for what you didn't understand.

-What you learned (examples): I learned there are a lot of words I though I knew the meaning, but I only vaguely understood what they ment. I learned that placid means serene and calm, irascible means easily angered, impartial is to be without prejudice or bias, abate is to reduce in degree or intensity.

-Score: 75%

RATING: 8/10