Reading Evaluation

      The reading that I enjoyed the most were the Native American, India, and Africa stories at the beginning of the semester. I think the reading diary strategies that proved to be the most beneficial to me were either picking tidbits from each reading and piecing them together or after reading it all, picking my favorite story section and basing my story off of that one or two. There was a great overall balance between reading - writing - commenting in the class assignments. The biggest amount of advice I can give to future students taking this class is just making sure you pick the best reading that you will be 100% interested in or it will prove to be difficult to write your story after.

Semester Reflections

       I did not know what to expect from this class when I enrolled for it, but I am glad I did. The best thing this class did for me was allowing me to express my creativity and thoughts in my own way. I did not have to construe assignments to a certain subject, but to my liking. I really believe my Portfolio is something to be proud of, due to the quality of stories that I developed, wrote, and added to it throughout the semester. It was tough to come up with ideas in some weeks because the readings did not help or motivate me to write a story. I loved having the freedom to work at my own pace throughout the week and be able to work ahead, if possible. That was one of the biggest benefits of this class. I wish all of our classes developed an attitude like this class; I think it would make everything more enjoyable.