Thursday, May 3, 2012

Over and Out



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.  

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