Week 8 Progress

I am satisfied with my progress so far. I have kept up to date on all of the assignments. I have a fairly good weekly routine, but I could do better about sticking to all of the outlined times. I enjoy doing the reading the most. I always enjoy reading a cool new story. I have not utilized any of the extra credit options. I plan on completing at least one every week.

I would like to complete more extra credit in the future. I want to avoid waiting until the end of the week to take advantage of these extra credit opportunities as well. I would also like to maybe read a different kind of adventure story. I tend to read stories that revolve around action and conflict. I definitely enjoy these kinds of stories. However, I think I can work on branching out to different kinds of stories.

(Just keep it up. Source: Flickr)

I chose this image because the message is simple. Just "keep it up". We are almost done with the semester, so we just need to keep pressing forward. It is a nice reminder to never slack off and get behind on school work.

Week 8 Comments and Feedback

Overall, I think the quality of the feedback comments have been great. I find the most useful ones to have suggestions in them. I appreciate advice that offers me a new perspective or idea on how to tell the story.

I like to think that I give good feedback comments. I try to focus on little things that might improve their story and offer suggestions if they want to continue the story. I get some ideas from other people's work, but I usually stick with what I am feeling. I like to try and maintain my creative touch.

I feel like I have been getting to know people better. I try to go back and read some people's stories that I liked from weeks before. I think my introduction is good, but it could use a bit more detail. I think the blog has been a fair reflection of my personality.

I think I should continue with what I am doing. I will try to leave more focused feedback for others, but I feel I have been doing a good job with that. If I was to make a change to my blog I would add more to the introduction and add some visual elements to the blog.

(Feedback Cat on criticism. Source: cheezburger)

I chose this image because it emphasizes an important point. We can all learn from criticism if we have the right mindset. You should be open to other people's suggestions. Most of the time people are trying to help and not put your work down. 

Week 8 Reading and Writing

I think that the reading and writing has been going really well. I was a bit unsure of myself at the beginning and it took me a couple of weeks to find my rhythm. My favorite reading so far has probably been the Adventures of Sindbad unit. I just thought it had so much variety and creativity. There was a new story with each voyage. I also had never read anything related to Sindbad before, so it was definitely a refreshing read. My reading notes have definitely been helping me. It took me a couple of weeks to find the best method for note-taking. However, I think my bullet point lists have been a lot of help. I am certainly happy with the class project. The portfolio has been such a cool way for me to refine my stories. I think my biggest accomplishment has been learning to be creative in my writing. I am always looking for new ways to tell a story.

(A photo of Odysseus driving his stake into the eye of the cyclops. Source: Wikimedia Commons)

This is my favorite image because it came from my first story in the portfolio. I think it is a really cool image and represents the situation perfectly. This was definitely an awesome find for me.

Looking forward there are a couple of things I want to do. I would like to continue to develop my creative writing skills and think of new ways to tell stories. I would also like to work on developing more dialogue in my stories. I think it would also be beneficial to work on developing my portfolio site and add cool images and colors in the background.