Commenting Review Week

Commenting is such a normal part of an online class that I don't really have many feelings about it. Sometimes it can seem like a pain to have to comment on something when there is a word/length requirement. Some things or stories are easier to comment on than others. Commenting is not hard and sometimes it can even be fun but, other times it can feel like a chore. On the other hand, it is fun being able to read everyone's stories and be able to offer positive feedback. It feels nice to be able to share how much you enjoyed someone's writing and I know that it feels just as good to read a positive comment.

(Ryan Gosling Meme)



Writing Review Week

My favorite part of this class has been the storytelling posts. I love them because it gives us the freedom to be creative and write whatever we want. Most of the writing that I have to do in my other classes is structure(APA, MLA) and academic. This class allows me to write for fun. It never feels like a chore and that's why I look forward to the storytelling assignments! It also makes me feel good whenever I open my email and see a nice comment about one of my stories. It is really cool to be able to write something that someone enjoys to read and it is fun to be able to read other people's stories. There are some great writers in this class that are super creative. The storytelling is definitely the highlight of this class!

(Sophie Turner)

 

I chose this picture because it is the picture that I used on the first page of my storybook project site. The storybook project is by far my favorite thing I have worked on in this class. At times it can be time consuming and a little difficult to work on but once I start writing and I see the comments that classmates leave on how much they enjoyed my story or suggestions they have on how to improve it, the struggle is well worth it. 



Reading Review Week

Reading Review Week

 

 I really like the reading diaries. It helps to take notes about what I have read that week because I go back and look at them when I am deciding on what story I want to use for my storytelling post. I think that my favorite units so far have been the Twenty-Two Goblins unit and the Japanese Fairy Tales unit. I liked the Twenty-Two Goblins unit because it was fun to try to figure out the riddles and to see how the king in the story solved them. The Japanese Fairy Tales unit was fun to read because it was very dark compared to the other units. The reading diaries also helped me connect and remember some of the fairy tales that I read when I was younger. It surprised me how many fairy tale units had the same or similar stories to those that I read when I was younger (Anansi, Alice in Wonderland, Aesop Fables). The reading diaries have also helped with my storybook. Going back and looking at my notes has helped me see the things that I liked best about all of the readings and try to incorporate them in my storybook.

(Enchanted Forest)

 

 

I chose this picture because of its mysterious look. When I think of fairy tales, I instantly think of enchanted forests. Forests are such great settings for stories because they can be beautiful and mystical or they can be dark and menacing but either way, they are magical and full of possibilities.