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  1. What was one assignment/assessment/activity/etc. that you enjoyed? Did not enjoy? Suggestions on how to improve it? I loved the short stories we read, especially “Saving Sourdi”. Sadly didn’t enjoy “The Stranger.” The midterm I had a blast with actually I laughed so hard at one of my short stories. I think getting students to start writing out of the formal way should be more focused because in the future I think we will need to rely on creativity and having fun when writing. 


  1. Blogging: What did you think about blogging this semester? Would you like to continue? Have you gained anything from it? MY BLOG IS EPIC! I wish more people would read it though because this year I feel like we don’t really look at others. I remember always reading and commenting on other people’s blogs and then the monday they were due Mrs. Valentino would randomly choose people and they would have to talk about another's person’s blog, which was fun and scary. I think it is just because we are virtual but it at times feels like blogs are supposed to be finished as an assignment rather than a fun way to write. I think we should continue but really focus more on reading each other. 


  1. How do you feel about the Harkness model of discussion over typical seminar discussion/grading? Let me just say how refreshing and stress relieving it is to not HAVE to speak twice. Like of course you need to speak for any amount of credit, but for me being told to speak makes me want to speak less. Like doing the dishes: I can just be doing the dishes without being told but then my mom walks in and tells me to do the dishes. That just makes me want to put down those dishes and get them dirty again. For the harknesses, I enjoyed speaking whenever I needed even if it was just a small comment to say I agree. I think more got across because we talked in sort of a conversation rather than formally for longer periods. The grading of the harkness doesn’t bother me because I love that I can sound stupid and get credit because back in the ole days in 11 AP if you said something that wasn’t really useful it not only brought down your grade for the seminar, but if really brought down the confisnce. Harknesses feel less of a competition.

  2. Anything else you would like to talk about or share, something you want to try next semester, goals, etc. I really don’t fear falling asleep in this class because I enjoy the content but I think the hardest part of the class was getting myself to read everything. I struggled reading “The Stranger” and my silent reading books. My goal is to put more time into reading.

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