Famous Last Words: Glancing Back

During week 8, it was more of a review and catching up. It was a lot more hectic this week because midterms are coming up before spring break and I am trying to cram everything in. Just looking back at this class for a bit... I realized I do not really enjoy giving feedback because I suck at giving advice or knowing how to word things properly or not knowing if my feedback is correct. I just feel bad if I give them an advice that was incorrect. 

I also wanted to talk about this recent concert I had to attend for my Native American Music. It involved of a lot of dancing and interacting which was really exciting. Our performers were telling us the tory in their culture and the purpose of dancing. They dance to thank the creators for giving them sun, the ground, plants, and all this good stuff. I found out that they have lots of traditions and beliefs that differs from different culture which is pretty awesome. It just made me think of this class a little bit of what Hinduism is about. People from different places believe in different things or enjoy different things- that is what makes us all unique.

For this coming week and spring break, I just want to self myself a goal. I want to get ahead before it gets crazy in my capstone class and midterms after spring break. Then next thing I know… it is graduation day already. Where did my four years of college go? I cannot believe we are halfway in the semester already…

To end these last words, I just want to share this dog that I will be getting soon. She’s an Australian Shepherd with lots of cuteness. Here is a cute picture for you guys to enjoy.

Australian Shepherd (image source from me)

Week 8 Progress

I am okay with my progress I have made so far. I just look forward to putting more work into this class because it can be easy to get offtrack. The only changes I hope to succeed is putting in more time into this class because I usually put this as my last priority. Just looking back, the assignments I really enjoy doing is when I get to create my stories. They are simply so creative and easy for me to write whatever I want. I like how my website looks because they are simplistic and organized; exactly what I need!

Australian Shepherd to motivate me (image source from pixabay)

Week 8 Comments and Feedback

Students are never failures. They may experience failure, learn from failure, grow from failure. But they are never defined by failure. (Image source from Andi McNair)

The comments I am receiving on my posts are useful for sure. But the most useful feedback I enjoy is the one our professor gives us. She emails us back in a timely matter and tells us exactly what we need to fix, and I really enjoy that. The feedback I give back could be better. I think my strategy is reading the author’s note first then reading the story, so I can be aware what I am reading for the story. Also, reading other students feedback helps me make sure I am not the only one thinking a certain way. Sometimes I doubt myself and think I am wrong until I see someone post a similar comment to mine- which makes me feel a lot better.

What I can move forward is to be more descriptive about my feedback. I felt like I was very broad and barely specified it in my feedback comments. Maybe if I did that, it would definitely help them improve their posts because I would want the same thing.

Week 8 Reading and Writing

Looking through my previous stories I have created along with my other blog posts, I have definitely improved a lot since the beginning of the semester. I have to admit, it was a little tricky trying to figure out how to use the online announcements and understanding the stories because it was something new to me. I had no knowledge about Hinduism or myths, which made it a little challenging to understand at first; I eventually got the hang of it. I have never taken an online class like this before where I am constantly blogging or other people are reading my stuff. It is definitely a learning experience!

Just clicking links and glancing around my blog, I am completely content with how it looks. I am a very simplistic on how things appear and how accessible my posts are. The only thing I am not content is how bad my first couple blog posts. I feel like I was struggling a bit at first to understand the stories and what exactly the assignments were asking for, but I got the hang of it! As I am glancing through my weekly posts, I think my favorite thing to do is to take notes on stories. Usually my strategy is to do extra research online to make sure I am understanding the story correctly. It helps me understand the stories a lot better which helps contribute ideas for my creative story.

I am ready for a challenge (image source from cheezburger)

The only thing I look forward to is improving my creative writing. I was never the greatest at creative writing or writing in general, but it has definitely improved over time. And I hope to continuously improve my writing skills.

Do you see that picture on the right? Yeah, super cute. I chose this picture because the cat represented me when I want something; I must work hard to get it. My goal is to expand out my writing, make little mistakes, and make one of the best stories out there! I know it has been a little challenging, but if I put my mind into it- I can do it.