Week 8 Reading and Writing



Reading and Writing Review Week


Overall, I'm really proud of a lot of the writing I've done in this class.  Reading is, and always has been, very easy for me.  I'm always eager to read more and I frequently misuse my time to read for fun when I should by studying for other classes.  It's nice to have reading assignments that are actually kind of fun for a class.  As a senior history major, I'm almost rethinking and wishing I would've listened to my mom's advice from freshman year and majored in English because I love reading and writing.  The assignment are good for me so far, I just have horrible time management skills and that's been by biggest struggle.  

I'm pretty happy with both my blog and my website.  I don't need anything fancy and I think they're both cute and pretty! I think in the future I'll be using less centered formatting.  I like the left alignment better now that I'm farther into the class, but that's a pretty easy fix! 

Specifically for my Portfolio, I only have one story so far.  I've been revising an adaptation of Scheherazade from Arabian Nights' Entertainments.  I actually love it so far.  I know there's room for improvement but I think it could be turned into a really compelling full length story with lots of time and hard work.  This was also my favorite reading so far!

Looking forward, I think I'm getting a ton out of this class.  I think I need better time management to really get the most out of this class, and that's definitely something I'm working on.




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