During the first half of this class I learned a lot about myself as a writer. I knew that I've always liked to write but I never had a reason to when I wasn't in school. I have grown to love writing and I feel like I've continued to show improvements from my about me page to all of my blogs. The writing reflection was a big help throughout this course, it made think about everything I've ever written and why. I would like to think that I am a good writer, but it has always be a challenge for me. I've never thought about a writing process or why I wrote certain things. I owe a lot of thanks to Professor Mangini because in a short amount of time he helped me to challenge myself to become a better writer, From all of the times he made us write non-stop to other times when he made us jot down our thoughts to save for later, These methods were very helpful to me. Every blog I write I see so much improvement and that motivates me me to do even better next blog. I do understand that it is only the middle of the semester and there is definitely more room for improvement but I've come such a long way and I know it will only get better. Something I have learned about myself as writer is that I am pretty bad ass!! I've also learned that I make a lot of mistakes and that is okay. You have to crawl before you walk. When I write I like to work alone which I've said before is always the best approach for me but, maybe, I could use someone elses feedback, After I write something I always go back and reread it and I notice I would have a lot of misspellings and grammatical errors. I definitely see myself working with someone to help me write or revise my writings in the near future, this may just work to my advantage in making me become a better writer. I look forward to moving on in this class and seeing how much my writing has improved at the end of the semester.
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When composing my academic mindset project, I worked alone. This approach always works well for me because there aren't to many distractions. I also don't have to answer to anyone when it comes to my own work. There is never a difficult part about working alone, in my opinion it is very beneficial. There aren't hundreds of opinions I have to listen to or I don't have to feel bad about disagreeing with someone. Overcoming this was very easy and didn't have much of an effect on me. This time I wrote this blog in the living room, as I had mentioned before my son is always playing in there so its hard to get things done. But on this particular day I was home alone with the exception o my son. He napped for an unbelievable 3 hours, I had so much time to get my thoughts together. This was a great approach because in that amount of time I got all of my work done. I wrote this blog a few days ago which sucked because I didn't start working on it right away and that pushed me back a little. I will say that this approach wasn't a very good one. I definitely needed more time instead of having to cram it all into one day. I very much agreed with Carol Dweck on her opinion of growth and fixed mindsets. She gave so many examples which lead me to believe she has a strong argument on this topic. I haven't yet revised my project but when I do I plan on adding a lot more detail so it's more comprehensible. I definitely won't wait until the last minute to do so, I will still to my normal writing process.
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Alexis MotonOn my blog I will post my assignments as well as any daily thoughts I have. As well as my given assignments such as my 3 major blogs, My Hiraeth, Four Academic Mindsets Assignments, and finally my Film-Based Project. I hope you enjoy! Archives
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