My Thoughts on Assignments

Storytelling is a new type of assignment for me as I have never really taken a creative writing course in college before. Generally, all reading in my classes is done either for strictly informational purposes or for forming a thesis for a paper, never for telling a story based on these readings. I have also never had a blog before, much less for a class, so blogging and commenting on others' blogs will be new for me, as well. I have had classes where students commented on others' work, which I find extremely helpful and interesting. Looking at someone else's work often changes the way I look at mine and gives me new ideas on how to improve my own work. I also enjoy semester-long projects as I find it fun to slowly build up a project and see how it turns out after weeks of work (instead of procrastinating until the last second and producing a less-than-stellar project).

As far as extra credit goes, I am very excited to do the Wikipedia Trails (something I spend a lot of time doing just for fun) and to learn more about growth mindset and various H.E.A.R.T. topics, which I am sure will be useful in multiple areas of life. I also love reading and will probably give the extra readings a try, depending on how much time I have in the week. I think it is fantastic that we can work ahead and are encouraged to do so and that we have extra credit options for making up points and/or getting done with the course early. As a senior, I know my life is busy so having this flexibility is perfect for me! Also, as a commuter, I love not having to come to campus for this course (although I do have three other courses that are on campus).

Photo of a piece of art in Ann Arbor, Michigan, taken by Ken Varnum. Source: Flickr

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