Post 15: Most Important Thing I've Learned - Literature

     The most important thing that I've learned in this class about the literature we read is how to utilize my critical thinking more efficiently. When it comes to reading or writing literature, critical strategies are the most important steps for a clearer understanding. "Successful critical approaches avoid eccentric decodings that reveal so-called meanings that are not only hidden but totally absent from the text." Using this type of approach helped me to analyze the literature I read and helped the flow of my essays. It also allowed me to point out the theme, tone, setting, symbolism, and imagery in whatever literature I am reading. This class has sharpen my writing skills to an even higher level. 

    Writing and understanding the purpose of a thesis statement for an essay is now an easier process. "In developing a thesis, you are expected not merely to present information but to argue an interpretive point." The thesis ties the entire essay together and is the most important sentence of the paper. "One way to come up with persuasive answers is to generate good questions that will lead you further into the text and to critical issues related to it." Learning these important things will not only increase my knowledge in literature, but it will also benefit me in my career. Being in the IT field, I must have the ability to use critical strategies and analyze information. After analyzing the data, documentation must be written and sometimes read. These skills will forever be useful in my life.