I chose
these three because I felt I was confident in what I was reading and I enjoyed
reading the stories. The Storm, Passing
of Grandison and Big Two-Hearted River were my strongest blogs because I could
either relate to them in some way or I was very interested in the plot of the
story. I could read the stories and take
a deeper look at what the writer was saying or what they wanted us to
find. I enjoyed The Storm because she
left us with questions and we could make up our own ending or ponder about the story
besides putting the book down and that was that. The other two always kept me wondering what
was going to happen and what the hidden meanings were. I enjoyed them very much.
I have
always enjoyed picking up a book to read because I love a good book. I’m always looking for the next book to
read. After I finished reading the book
I would put it away and not think twice about the story. I chose to take this class because I wanted
to have a better education and understanding of literature. I did not know what to expect when I walked
into this class. I thought it was just
reading stories or books and talking about them like a book club. This was not the case. I learned more about irony, foreshadowing, how
to analyze a story and to appreciate a book for how the writer would want us to
read it and explore what they were saying.
I know I will be challenging me to pick up book that have more to them
besides novels that are for pleasurable purposes.
I would
evaluate my performance in this class as hard working and dedication. I wanted to learn more and not to just get
by, so I pushed myself to dive into the homework and the readings we did each
week. My strengths as a writer are the
research aspect of writing. I love to
find all the information I need to be successful but my weakness is putting it
all together to form a paper that flows.
I’m always struggling with grammar and I would love to strengthen my
vocabulary. I have been a good thinker
when it comes to classes such as math but I never have given it much thought
when reading a book. Now I have a new
outlook and I will be picking up books with more of a challenge to analyze the
story instead of something that does not take thought at all.
If I were to
give myself a grade for the class I would say an A. I believe I currently sit at a high B. I’m hoping it will change when I bring my
analysis paper back to get regarded. I
could have kept the grade I originally received but I wanted to achieve an A
for this class. I would read the stories
week by week to participate in group discussions so I could communicate and
find out more. I know during this class
I would check, check and recheck my readings and make sure I did my blogs so I
could succeed though out the semester.
