No Rain Checks

Looking Back I am very happy with my progress and my ability to work ahead so far this semester. I make sure to work ahead in this class whenever I have free time, and it has paid off! After looking into the progress chart, I am at 252 points in week eight. This is already very ahead because I have done all the required assignments and various extra credit projects. This will prove to be well worth it when finals come around and I have one less class to stress about! My favorite class assignments are probably the stories, because I like the challenge of changing original stories and making them my own. This is difficult for me sometimes, but it's fun to channel my inner creativity. Looking Forward For the second half of the semester, I'm going to make sure to plan out my last two stories for my story book super clearly before writing. Before writing my intro and story one, I knew my main goal, but thought up the supporting details as I went. This caused me to have a lot of ...

Feedback In Some of the comments I received on my introduction were helpful, while others seemed to be redundant. The comments that include a "WWW" help a lot more than just general suggestions, so I'm glad that this was a requirement in some of the project feedback assignments. The comments I find most useful is ones that ask me to clarify a portion of my story. Sometimes others' feedback on continuing the story confused me, but when they told me a part could be strengthened it made much more sense! Feedback Out Since I get the most out of the "WWW" feedback technique, I try to include one of the three W's in my feedback comments. Additionally, I try to ask clarification questions like I mentioned above so that they can strengthen specific portions of their story, rather than changing the route of the story altogether. Other people's writings have given me inspiration to try writing dialogue and explaining the setting more, which I wouldn't ...

We have now come to week eight and there are only nine weeks left in this semester. Time to reflect! Looking Back After reviewing my previous reading and stories from this semester, I would have to say my favorite stories to recreate were First Voyage and Down the Rabbit Hole . These stories were very intriguing, and super easy for me to put my own spin on! As the semester went on, I can definitely tell from my reading notes that I was able to help myself plan for my stories much better. By taking notes during my readings, rather than after, I was able to find many more ways to make stories my own. My best strategy is to open two windows and read while taking bullet point notes, then close the original story to develop my notes further. That way, I'm not directly copying the story but am able to take key details to include in my own recreation. So far, I'm proud of my story book. I plan to put a lot of thought into my next two stories so that I can produce my best work, sin...