Mythology and Folklore

Rosie the Riveter ( Wikimedia ) I am not quite happy with my progress so far, there have been a number of weeks where I haven’t been able to finish all of the assignments and I haven’t done any extra credit work to make up for it. I have not yet nailed down my weekly routine for this class, and I plan to do some reevaluating of my current strategy. So far the only extra credit option I have used so far was using the extra reading assignment for Reading B. I need to do more of the EC work on top of doing my actual work in the future. My new goal is to do one extra credit assignment each week, in addition to completing all of the assigned work. Things have gone well developing my blog and website and I have actually enjoyed the work more than I expected. The biggest pitfall I want to avoid in the second half is procrastinating because of the extra credit options. I also want to make sure to not procrastinate on the extra credit assignments I already need to make up.

Feedback Cat ( cheezburger ) So far I have been receiving excellent feedback. The comments I find the most useful are the ones that are explicit about what they didn’t like or what I should do to improve. Sometimes, we try to be too nice in the comments and never really make a suggestion that the author can act upon. I try to make sure I give feedback that offers up at least something actionable for the author, and if there isn’t anything I think needs to be changed I like to come up with ideas for where they might head next with their story or how they might expand it. I think I have been giving good feedback, and I have definitely been gaining new ideas for my own writing in the process. I do think there is a sense of getting to know someone by connecting with their blog, and I think mine portrays me well. In the future, I would like to be more responsive to my own comment wall, and incorporate more of their advice into my writing. I chose this image primarily because the pho...

The Great Flood by Bonaventura Peeters ( Wikimedia ) Reading and Writing Review I think that the reading and writing assignments in this class are working well for me. I enjoy the readings and am always left with plenty to write about in my retellings. My biggest issue so far has just been getting the assignments done on time. Looking forward my biggest focus will be trying to get assignments done earlier in the week. I have been pleasantly surprised by how creative I have been in my writing, and how much I have enjoyed the readings. As a science major it is easy to get lost in classes that are less writing intensive and less reliant on creativity. It is refreshing, and important, to take time for classes like this where I can explore and train those areas that may not normally get enough attention. I selected the image above because it is one of my favorite pieces of artwork I included with a story. I love the style, and the sense of awe that the colors, proportions, and medium...