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Another portion of our class was the mock interviews. Those I was terrified for doing because I hate being the center of attention. Speaking in the front of a classroom is not something I enjoy because if I feel like I said something stupid it makes me feel like the whole classroom has noticed. Making up questions was also difficult but I am glad that we worked as a group. Once we finally did the interviews they felt like they were no big deal. I am glad that we did the interviews because they were helpful for the future and fun.
Blogs were a huge portion of our work. I felt like some of the blogs were a bit repetitive. Specifically with "what would you like to work on" or "what are your strengths/weaknesses" blogs, I felt like they were a tad bit repetitive. However, I truly enjoyed blogging because it gave me a place to express my own thoughts about topics in class in case we ran out of time. It was great to be able to see what my peers thought too. I know I was always looking at John's blogs in particular for guidance.
The exercises were another portion of class. I like to look back at the first, evil exercises and laugh. Whenever I think exercises I remember the conversation we had in the middle of the semester that was like a turning point in our classroom. The exercises were exactly what we needed after our conversation. I enjoyed doing them in class with my peers because we were able to bounce off ideas and our own experiences. It was actually a lot of fun and I felt like it was more real world when we did it in class. We became our own little police department. :)
The enhanced skills I have gained were concision and verb tense. These are two big things that will follow me to the rest of my life.
I am saddened that the semester has flown by so quickly. I wish you all the best and hope that we shall be seeing each other more on campus. I'll miss you!
Victoria you have made great points here and I agree on a lot of the things you have touched on. I agree that this class became like a little police department when we talked about the exercises in class. It was great to work in groups and complete the exercises to their fullest extent as one group. I feel like we got a lot out of them because we did this. I also agree that some of the blogs were a little bit repetitive and the ones you mentioned were usually the ones I also felt were so. I also agree with you that the mock interviews were very fun and that the documentary project had a long process but I enjoyed what it took to accomplish it as well. Finally, I also thought verb tense and being concise were my big issues that I worked on throughout the semester and from going through the class with you I can tell you with confidence that you have improved in both these areas. The class was great and I am sad it is almost over and I will miss you too!
ReplyDeleteI agree with a lot of what you said! Don't be nervous to get up in front of the class and talk. College is where you're supposed to learn, nobody is expecting perfection. (p.s. I looked at John's post for guidance too)
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ReplyDeleteI am usually not one to do so many drafts of an assignment. Doing so many revisions was something different from my own writing process. I can see the benefits of revision, but I must say it is hard to implement when students have so much going on.
ReplyDeleteYou have been an attentive and bright student, Victoria. I can't imagine how or why you are afraid of being the subject of attention! I hope you continue to share you thoughts publicly in your writing!
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