Mythology and Folklore

Motivate So far into the semester, I am thrilled with how this class is going. It keeps me on a strict routine and has actually influenced the routine of my other classes. I am proud of the progress I have made in my writing and in the formation of my portfolio and blog site.  When I did the first week's assignments I was nervous that this class had so many deadlines and little components, like blog comments, that I was sure something would fall through the cracks. However, I have not missed a deadline. Not only am I proud of my dedication to the course, but I also have enjoyed creating a level of communication with Professor Gibbs as I truly respect and value her advise on revisions and my storytelling.  I have taken two writing courses each semester since I began college three years ago, but this class has had the largest impact on my written voice as it allows and encourages me to add detail and dialogue. Most of my other classes have a clear point, but in...

Feedback Honestly, I find the most effective feedback comes from the teacher. I know that may not put too much trust in my peers, but still think that the teacher has the strongest understanding of an assignments objective, thus offering invaluable feedback geared towards the overall objective. There have been a few comments that have proved to be quite helpful, as they typically point out structural issues that I have overlooked upon first publishing. That being said, in addition to structural comments, I have found the most helpful to be those that question the stories origin. Comments like these offer an insight into the audience's opinion of the story and point out if it left them feeling confused or if they understood the general takeaways. Nonetheless, I still feel that many of the comments on my posts are placeholders for people just finished the comment assignments on their end. Meaning, I do not fully trust some comments as they seem to be added hastily in order t...

Reflection As week 8 offers an opportunity for reflection, I look at my work as a glass half full. While this week allows me to look up, I notice just how much work we have done for this class. I am proud of meeting all deadlines, creating two web pages to display my work and growing in my ability to retell and recreate stories. At first, I truly thought that this class would be too big of a burden for me, however, as I went into week 4 I found myself in a routine of completing all my work. My reading notes used to take me two hours each story, but as I got into week 5 I was able to zone in on information I felt was relevant. I did not even gear my focus towards only relevant information, but rather writing trends that stories followed and how to use dialogue and narration effectively. Overall, I like both my blogs and my portfolios layout. They both follow different formats but keeps all each post clean thus making both web pages easy to operate. I have enjoyed l...