As difficult as the annotated digital edition project was, I am so happy I was able to take part in it. I am still refining my annotations but it sure does feel good to have taken on this literary challenge and come out a better writer in the end. I feel that I now have … [Read more…]
This week was quite the stressful one but buy did it feel good to get my annotated digital edition published! I was incredibly anxious about the mechanics of ePortfolio but I feel way more confident in my technological abilities due to this project. I am very proud of my work and very thankful for this … [Read more…]
This week I really enjoyed our Zoom meetings, specifically the one where we went over different ePortfolio users set up for their Annotated Digital Edition. It was so helpful and reassuring to have that walkthrough because I am definitely not a tech savvy person. While I’m still nervous because it is such a big project … [Read more…]
Recently freewriting has been extremely helpful not only for my creative process but also for my mental health. A lot of my classes require a lot of energy in person and recently that has been a little difficult for me with covid and the workload as we prepare to head home so this method has … [Read more…]
This week I really enjoyed rewatching “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. It is by far one of my favorite movies because of its expertly crafted social commentary on the way we treat those who fit outside of social norms. I am currently considering adding some elements that “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” highlights … [Read more…]
This past week has been very interesting to me in terms of content for this course. I really enjoyed covering “The Legend of Miss Sasagawara” because I am a huge history buff and one thing that really bothers me is that typically in public schools when we discuss WWII, we never really talk about the … [Read more…]
This class has been extremely helpful for me in terms of improving my writing. In high school, I used to love writing and took plenty of creative writing classes but in college, the only writing I have really done has been in my education classes. While I still love to write in those courses, my … [Read more…]
After completing my secondary annotation on Showalter and West, I feel a little more confident about making annotations. I love reading into bits of information and speculating about their meaning so the past few assignments were actually pretty fun for me. After this week, I also feel less anxious about the annotated digital edition assignment … [Read more…]
One thing that really stuck out to me about this piece is the repetition of “John says” throughout “The Yellow Wallpaper.” If we are to analyze this phrase, the content of what John is saying is incredibly punitive to his wife. Just on page 1, he is already laughing at her for being anxious about … [Read more…]
At this point in the course, I am really looking forward to the annotation process because to me, one of the most important things about being an active reader is annotating. In writing, nothing is ever put on paper by chance so although it can feel neurotic to look over ever detail (word choice, punctuation, … [Read more…]
