Ally Dreyer
Bell 4
Mrs. Laura Palmer
English
Final Blog Assesment and Reflections Post
Hello everyone!
Sadly, this is my final blog post of the Trimester, and although I really enjoyed posting, it will be nice to take a break. So, in order to really learn from this experience and know about how to improve myself as a writer and reader, I'm going to reflect on my posts from this Trimester.
So, first things first. How has the quality of my writing improved over the course of the trimester? Well, at first blogging for me was very diffucult, and just took way much time, plus I didn't enjoy it at first which really made it a daunting task. Especially, if I didn't really know what to write about, or had not had time to read much that week. Also, I hated adding quotes, so usually I would not do it. However, as time went on, I noticed that I was able to write blog posts faster, add quotes, and get to the point instead of boring the reader with pointless rambling, as well as add depth. For example, my favorite, and probably best post I ever did was on reading skills. I did that post because I wanted to help myself, as well as other readers which helped me learn from this experience and better my writing. Here is evidence of my blog post showing depth, quality, and that I am learning.
"Searching unknown words, languages or references:
In this book, the author loves to use complex words, different languages, and references I may not be familiar with. You see, when I come across something like this in the book, I usually look it to A) Understand the book better or B) Learn more out-of-context. But mostly, it is for my own sake in reading the book. After all, how many teenagers are familiar with Greek gods and myths? Not most teens. For example, here is a quote that had a diffucult word in it. "What if Jason found out that he was their enemy, or something? He might even come out of his amnesia and decide he hated Piper." (Riordan, 298) So, when I came across the word amnesia I looked it up. I looked it up because even though I had an idea of what it meant, I wanted to make sure I knew it correctly."
This shows how I was able to add quotes, get to the point, add depth and learn more, which to me is what Reading Blogs are all about. And, another example is;
"The second theme is; Friends will always be there for you if you are there for them.
Support for this is, "Leo nodded. "No kidding. You've been carrying this around for a week? Piper, we could help you." She glared at them. "Why don't you yell at me or something? I was ordered to kill you!" "Aw, come on," Jason said. "You've saved us both on this quest. I'd put my life in yout hands anyday."" (Riordan, 372)
Which shows support because Piper says that her dad is in trouble and that she couldn't tell her friends because she would have to betray them. However, Leo and Jason say that they trust her and because she saved them, they would help her and be there for her since she was there for them."
Which also shows how much I have grown, and how I really have improved. Plus, its neat to see how one experience can allow you to learn so many things from yourself, and continue to know them so that you can keep improving.
Next, we will talk about my struggles with reading throughout this experience, my strengths, and more about my reading. First question, What was one thing you struggled with through the experience? Well, I know the biggest thing I struggled with was being able to read and blog because usually blogs took me alot of time, and I am a slow reader most of the time which didn't help with trying to blog 2 times a week and read enough to blog. Second question, How did you overcome/work through this struggle? Unfortunately, I don't really think I was able to overcome this struggle much, but I did try to overcome it by blogging quicker and getting more to the point as well as trying to read more. Third question, What was one strength you had with blogging? For me, my biggest strength I had with blogging was being able to learn from the experience and imply my writing skills easily through blogging. And for my fourth and final questions, Did you meet your reading goal, how did you use goodreads, and did you improve in reading? Well, sadly I did not meet my reading because I got hung up on this one book for a month straight, and I found time to read hard to come by, especially since I am a slow reader typically. Next, I used good reads to try and look for new books, and to update my reading. Lastly, Did I improve my reading? Well, I think I did because I could understand my reading better, write better, and really analyze and get in depth with english.
Overall, the Reading Blog experience was an innovative and interesting way that really did help me improve my reading and writing, and I cannot wait to start it back up again next time I have English. Well, this is my final blog post for awhile, so keep reading and see you around!
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