Well, here we are in the ripe old month of October! Not sure what I mean by that, but the point is we've come a long way from learning each other's names via miming. We've all done a fair bit of creative science-related writing in that time, and then we all blogged about it! Whether you're really into science, the concept of science, or neither, you've had to write your personal experiences and opinions about this topic. Lemme look through such writing I've done and reflect on my reflections.
REFLECTIVE BLOG POST 1
Didn't have much to go on at the time. No makes so far, so I probably should have commented on Gawandi some more. It seems I was a bit worried about having to write in journals "persistently," but due to the great liberty of what one can write in the morning "free writes" and the infrequency of blog posts, it hasn't been a problem.
REFLECTIVE BLOG POST 2
The most fun project of the class so far, I think. At least the most rewarding - I'm a little proud of the creativity I put in my Minecraft map. But that's beside the point- the point is to scrutinize my blog.
It's certainly better than the first - it addresses how I feel about the class's focus on science and my unfortunate inability to personally connect. Fortunately, science wasn't the focus of that particular make and I had a lot of fun with it. I'm not sure if I should have gone into more detail about how I went about making the video - I probably should have had more insight into the mental process culminating in its creation. For example, why I chose those specific highlights in my life. How did Stephen King "blow my mind"? In what way has early reading affected my writing? The answer to the former would take too much time. The answer to the latter is this: I used to read young fantasy novels often, Robin McKinley, Tamora Pierce, J.K. Rowling, so most of my exposition becomes a trite imitation. I really don't know how to write engaging exposition for a novel. I feel I should learn that some day.
I sort of meandered into nonsense territory at the end. It was late, and I apologize.
REFLECTIVE BLOG POST 3
I'm honestly disappointed with this one, especially when you compare the length of this post with other Make 2 reflections. As I've said before, here and in my other posts, I lack scientific initiative, so I had a hard time describing the process of the video - I just go over some scant logistical details. As mentioned in this post, though, the video was nearly entirely off the cuff, so there honestly wasn't much I could think to add.
OVERALL
It is recommended on the ENGL 1103 Wix website to address your daybook writings in your Reflective Blog posts. I should remember to do that from now on. Moreover, I will surely try to include more of my thought process for the make in each reflection - the problem is that can be difficult when I don't have much personal connection to science. That's the biggest hurdle, to be sure.
I hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane, my darlings. Be sure to check every blog post I make, because I'll be sure to use unusual words like "darlings" in each of them! See you all next Make!
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