My Reflection

     I seriously can not believe that we are halfway through the fall quarter. These past five weeks have flown by so fast, but within these five weeks I have enjoyed an abundance of class activities and projects. One of my favorite activities in this class is the blog post assignment that we must complete and comment on each week. It is a great way to connect to the work of our classmates and we are able to explore the different formats everyone uses for their blog posts. I enjoy reading the comments on my blog posts from my classmates because it adds to my own understanding of the work we are reading at the given time. The research excursions are very helpful and allow us to deep dive into a certain topic which is why they are also one of my top favorites. It is very fun looking into other people’s research excursions, especially on a topic similar to the one I did to see how other people interpreted the topic and what important issues they dove into in comparison to my research. I also enjoy the student-led discussions because it is very engaging and I specifically enjoyed the mini-debates because it challenges us to find reasonings for the side we are placed on even if we do not completely agree. I also simply love the texts we have read so far. Antigone and Home Fire were very interesting to read and I appreciated the connections I made between the two. I am very excited to read the next book very soon. 



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  1. Jojo LampkaOctober 24, 2021 at 7:34 PM

    I also love the discussions!

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  2. Avery PiersonOctober 24, 2021 at 11:32 PM

    I really enjoy the group led discussions too, and I also really liked leading it this week!

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  3. Abby MatsonOctober 25, 2021 at 12:08 AM

    I also like seeing everyone else's work! It's a good gage as for how I'm doing in the class and it's just nice to see other perspectives

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