Journal 1: When peer reviewing other papers I kept in mind the type of feedback that I would want to receive. I felt the feedback that I got was very useful. I was able to make changes to my paper that enhanced my paper. One of the reviews I made was adding a conclusion. I also have to change the way some of my words were written out. After getting my reviews I thought about things that needed to change. I ended up doing those changes Saturday when I had time to actually sit down and work on things without being distracted.
Journal 2: Oral presentations for me are never easy. Although I go on stage for dance all the time I get scared talking in front of a group. The easy part of this project would be coming up with what I want to talk about. I know a good amount of information about the SRC so that would be easy. The hard part is getting the group together to coordinate our project. In the past my presentation havn’t gone too bad. I just tend to talk fast because I am scared. Other than having trouble coordinating the group has worked well together and we have all done our part to contribute to the project.
Journal 3: Looking at the comments on my paper I need to work on having a better thesis. I also need to work on putting commas in sentences, not using don’t and instead using do not. To improve on these areas I need to just focus more when writing my papers. I also need to take the time to go through my paper and reread it multiple times to look for these mistakes.
Journal 4: I have learned that I am an auditory learning. I learn best by listening to what the teacher has to say and watching videos and hear the information spoken to me. I use it by reading my notes or the textbook out loud to myself. When writing essays I tend to read my essay out loud to myself to make sure if different aspects of the essay sound right to me. It helps me in the long run to hear things spoken to me. I tend to remember things easier that way.
Journal 6: While taking the midterm I will make sure I block out enough time to be able to focus and make sure I can take it slow and really make sure that I am writing what I want to write. I will turn my phone off to make sure that I avoid that distraction. I will also take it during a time my roommate is not usually in the room so that she can not distract me.
Journal 7: I feel that I did very well on the midterm. I was a little nervous but after seeing the choice of prompts was what we had already written a thesis and topic sentence on. One of the prompts I related to so I was very happy to choose that one and write how I felt about the subject. While working on the midterm I made sure to stay free from distractions and kept myself focused on what the task was. I wanted to make sure I did very well so that I was able to pass.
Journal 8: This course has been very helpful so far. I used to struggle with coming up with thesis statements and I know have a larger grasp on them and have an easier time with coming up with one. I have also started to get a better grasp on commas and I am very thankful for this course and how its helped me. One thing I don’t like is the amount of papers we have to write. I find writing papers boring and I hate doing it. To further my skills I just need to take the time to go back through my paper and see where I have missed commas, punctuation, and other things.
Journal 10: My plans for essay 4 are a little scattered. This one is going to be a challenge for me. The prompt it a little tough. I have different ideas. I could write on this different skills, how I write a paper, how I manage my time, how I deal with distractions. I need to narrow it down and start my paper. Compared to other classes writing in this class is a little more easy. The prompts are very clear and well written. For other classes you really have to think and do some research before you write. This class I can just start writing right away with my thoughts.
Journal 11: The peer review went well. I got a lot of good comments on my paper that helped me. I ended up changing a lot of things on my paper so I wish I had it reviewed after it was changed but I will just take a longer time going through it and making sure it is up to what it should be. I plan on working this weekend to get my paper finalized so I am ahead of the game on all my work with my show coming up in two weeks. During the workshop Thursday the tutor helped me put my thoughts to paper and word it right. She also helped me to make sure my thesis was correct.