Week 8 Progress

I am happy with my progress so far. I hope to complete more extra credit the next couple of weeks! I am most proud of my ability to let my perfectionism go. I love my weekly routine if I have time for it. I am really enjoying the feedback assignments! They are helping me develop my blog to a greater extent. 

Looking forward I really want to utilize extra credit and learn as much as I can from it for my blog and storybook. 

For my image, I am getting a puppy next semester so I am ready to push through this semester and hop into the next one!

(Golden-doodle Puppy by Creative Commons)

Week 8 Comments and Feedback

Feedback in:

I think the feedback I am getting is super beneficial, especially on my storybook. The most useful feedback I have received has been about direct formatting errors. When people point out spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, or jumbled sentences I can fix it right then a there. I also love when people ask questions or use the WWW. That helps me develop the story and also helps my imagination. 

Feedback out:

I feel as if I am getting better at feedback. My favorite strategy is the WWW. It is a great set up and makes it so easy to leave a detailed comment. While commenting I am also getting other great ideas. Creatively wise I get so many great ideas for my blog post! Then by looking at flow, grammar, and layout of other storybooks, I can improve my own storybook. 

Blog comments:

I do feel as if I am getting to know people. The introduction post help a lot. I am not super happy with my introduction post because I feel like I kinda missed the mark on what I should have included. It does include some of the most important things about me though!

Looking forward:

After this week I will have more time to dive into feedback techniques which will help a lot. I would like to make my comment wall more accessible on my page! I may add a quick fact list to my introduction just so others can have more to relate to or talk about.

Image:

I selected this image because I found it very inspirational. Feedback only means that you have potential to grow. It is a challenge to improve and get better. I think it is a great and healthy mindset to have!

(Go Higher Cat from Feedback Cats)

Week 8 Reading and Writing

I am so glad that we get a chance to review all of our past blogs and stories. Since the beginning of the course I have definitely become more comfortable with not only writing stories, but also taking notes. This week is my last week of one of my other pretty demanding courses. So hopefully next week and the weeks following I can dive in a little deeper to the assignments and extra credit. I really want to do the tech tips. I think my blog and story book would benefit from that a lot. Overall, I am happy with my blog and website, but I still want to improve them. As of now, I just don't know how. One thing I want to change is the font and the font color on my website. I have spent so much time trying to figure it out and I simply cannot. 

My favorite reading so far has definitely been Cupid and Psyche. It was interesting, easy to read, and one single story. I also love the children short stories. The picture I picked was from a fable. In all honesty I picked it because the dogs are adorable. The reading notes over all the readings have definitely helped me as well. Especially when I plan my story in the notes. It gives me time to brainstorm and prepare. From here I cannot wait to keep on trucking and improving. I am honestly so excited to have the time to do more extra credit. 

(The Dogs and The Hides: by Milo Winter)