Thlog Week 8

             Finally we have finally finished our last WP! After having finished this project, I feel accomplished and proud. I put much more time and effort into it than I planned, but it was so worth it in the end. Compared to the difficulty level of WP2, this project was much more exciting and I felt more relaxed. Being able to pick and choose what I wanted to focus on and the direction I would like to take with my writing was a huge relief. The topic I chose, which concerned bullying, was a topic I am very passionate about, and it is a problem that I have witnessed multiple times. Being able to choose my own topic and display it in my own way was the best part of this project. Because I chose to make fake Facebook accounts in order to get the conventions down perfect, I had fun messing around with making up the individual’s personal information, such as the person’s name, age, profile picture, where they live, etc. The TIMES article I worked on was also an interesting path I chose to take, because I worked on a cover page and put in a lot of effort trying to make it look authentic. As I was writing the article, I surprisingly did not have writers block, and I wrote exactly what I hoped and expected to accomplish. I felt in control of this project.

            This class does a great job in forming me into a better writer. Through all the peer reviewing and question/ answer sessions we have in class, I leave the class feeling familiar and comfortable with what I am supposed to be doing. The peer reviews allow me as a writer to know which aspects of my writing need more analysis or are unclear and which aspects are strongest. The class itself feels very relaxed, so I never feel any pressure or stress when I find something confusing and need clarifying.  We spend a lot of time trying to become more creative and assertive writers, which I was hoping we would do. Although I sometimes feel overwhelmed by all the work we get, I know it only pushes me to improve as a writer.

           I hope portfolio prep isn’t toooo bad. I guess this assignment will only make me into a more advanced writer as I take a closer look at the aspects of my writing that need the most work.