Dakota's+Reflection

1) Which did you enjoy the most: writing on your own, small group writing or whole class writing? Why? I loved writing whole class, because I got to express some of my humor and witty jokes through Dimyr. For example, I got my first blue card because of this class. I believe I made Mrs. Doughty tear up because of laughing so hard, along with my quest mates. I also enjoyed writing small group because things didn't get so hectic and loud. When I planned the Apal quest with Ronnie, it was simple we ran through what was going to happen and how Dimyr's hand was going to be sliced off.  2) What do you think was your best piece of work this year? Why?

My best piece of work was probably Dimyr's death scene. I put basically every part of me into Dimyr, and when Andrew stabbed me I felt the twisting pain of my stomach tying its self in knots, it felt like I was narrating my own death scene infront of the class. Dimyr was a spot on (besides a few thing) clone of me, he was funny like me, smart like me, and just plain awesome. The time came where I finally had to say goodbye to Dimyr, teary eyed I wrote Dimyr's last words to Rhys before being sent to the Over world to meet Kos and join his endless army of angels.

3) What did you struggle the most with in this class? Why? The first thing I struggled with writing third person, because I usually write my stories first person. It took some time but now I prefer writing third person. The second thing I struggled with this year was writing in past tense. I'd catch my self sometimes writing says instead of said, and other mishaps like those.  4) Reflect about your character and region. How did your character change over the course of the year? (You may want to look at your original character ideas). Did you like how it came out? What could you have improved or changed? What would you have needed in order to improve or change it? My character and region came out exactly how I wanted it to be. Dimyr grew and bonded with most of the people he met, and so did Rhys. I wanted my region to be kind of the "Love thy Neighbor" country and it became that. Esperia became the second technically advanced state in all of Tetravier, being outdone by the URA. Dimyr changed from being a scared little boy to a brave martyr in the end. 5) What suggestions do you have for this course for next year? I really don't think it needs any changing. It's probably because I have an absolute love of this class, but that's not the point. This class really is perfect in my eyes.  6) How do you see the role of the teacher in this class? I saw Mrs. Doughty be alot of thing, listener, editor, jokester, but mostly a leader in the case of this class. We would come in and horse around until the bell rang and we looked at her to see what she wanted us to do today. She told us what was on today's agenda and we got to work, without a argument. 7) What would you like to see MORE of or LESS of in this class for next year? I would like to see more of the Dramatic events that set the mood, for the year. Like important events that are happening in the world, that may spark a revolt or something from the opposing or the current faction you are on, depending who was the catalyst.