Week 8 Progress

I am extremely happy with my progress this semester! I have enjoyed the reading and I like the stories I have written. I am proud with my project so far, and I look forward to continuing it. I have managed to keep a fairly consistent schedule allowing me to stay a week ahead, though I have deviated at times. Although I have not been doing as much as the extra credit as I initially thought, I think it's okay because I don't want to overwhelm myself.

So far, things have gone well making my blog and website. I am liking blogging so far, and I could see myself doing it in the future! Looking forward, I want to keep staying ahead of the schedule in case I hit a week where I need to take an extra break, and so I can hopefully finish early. I am moving states at the end of the semester so having more time at the end of the semester to prepare will be helpful. I think I want to try to connect more with the readings, as I had difficulty doing so with the Mahabharata. I also want to try to write some more Microfiction, as I really enjoyed the one I wrote at the beginning of the semester. Other than that, I want to just keep doing what I've been doing!

Image with the Quote: "If not now, when?"

No Changes Made. By: Alexas_Fotos on 9-29-15. Source: pixabay

Week 8 Comments and Feedback

I think that the feedback I have both given and received has drastically improved throughout the semester. In terms of feedback I have received, I think the most useful feedback has been ones that have suggested improvements.

I really found the WWW strategy of giving feedback useful, and after learning about it have tried to implement it in different ways when giving feedback. Since I like comments that give me suggestions for improvement, I have tried to always provide suggestions to others.

I think it is too early for me to say I have gotten to know people by commenting at their blogs, because it feels like I am commenting on new blogs every week. I could definitely see that by the end of the semester though! I do like how people can get to know me through my introduction, but I wish there was a way to expand on the introductions and continue getting to know others in the class.

I think that originally my comments probably weren't very helpful, but as I mentioned earlier the WWW strategy has really helped me. Going forward, I will continue to implement that strategy in order to give effective feedback.

Image of Two Cats and the Quote "Feedback Guides my Practice".

No Changes Made. By Laura Gibbs on 10-13-2018. Source: Growth Mindset & Feedback Cats

I chose to include the above Feedback Cat in this post because I thought it really encompassed how I think about feedback. It really spoke to me and I liked how it did such a great job at stating what I think about feedback.

Week 8 Reading and Writing

So far over the semester I think the amount of effort I have put into my reading posts has decreased a bit, because I have found out what I need to include in my reading notes to make writing the stories easier. But, I do not think the quality of my reading or writing posts have diminished, though I did have some difficulties in coming up with stories relating to the Mahabharata. I have focused more on my feelings about the tales that stuck out to me, as well as how I would like to change the stories. As most of my stories have come from my own retellings of things we have read, I think this format has worked really well.

I am very happy with the layout of my blog. It started out in a different style, but I really like the current style a lot better. For my project website, I am happy so far with the layout and the writing I have done, despite only having worked on the introduction so far. I think the practice I have gotten in writing stories for the Ramayana and the Mahabharata will help me in the writing for my project, as I was initially unsure how to incorporate Indian epics with more modern stories.

Statue of Durga.

No Changes Made. By: Ssgapu22 on 10-16-2018. Source: Wikimedia Commons

The image above depicts a breathtaking statue of Durga, which I have displayed on the homepage of my project website. I really like this image because it is clear someone spent a lot of effort on making this statue, and it really makes me feel in awe of Durga.

Looking forward to the rest of the semester, I think I will get more out of my writing if I can be engaged with the reading. It was easier for me to write about the Ramayana because I enjoyed it more, so hopefully I enjoy the future readings. I think I can help facilitate this by making sure to keep an open mind!