Shawn's+Reflection

Shawn's final reflection.

1) Which did you enjoy the most: writing on your own, small group writing or whole class writing? Why? I think I enjoyed writing on my own the most during the creative writing class. The class I was in was only just a part of the whole creative writing class and I did not feel involved in the whole class writing at the end of the year. I also didn't really like the small group writing because I couldn't go out and write what I felt like writing with out talking to my writing partner, and because of this I felt a little more restrained in my writing. I enjoyed writing on my own the best because I could work at my own pace with out being rushed to finish this one part.

2) What do you think was your best piece of work this year? Why? I think my best piece of work this year was my backstory for my character. I liked how I could write what I wanted to and it was my choice on how Avalon got to where he needed to be. I also liked the writing style that I used them in the group quest or whole class writing. My backstory was more in-depth into my character and I like that a lot. I couldn't really do that during group quests since it was not all about my character.  3) What did you struggle the most with in this class? Why? I think I struggled most with this class was my writing and how I need to work on improving my grammar. I also struggled some during the whole class writing because I felt so out of place and separate then everyone else. I didn't feel involved with the class as much as I wanted. When I wrote during whole class writing sessions I wouldn’t feel so significant and beneficial to the group because my character was not all that important to the mission or quest. 4) Reflect about your character and region. How did your character change over the course of the year (or semester)? (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? I think my character turned out. I turned out exactly how I imagined it would be and even in some cases a little better. I was able to have my character captured and be put in a prison using his rare magic to power a civilization. I also enjoyed my character's magic ability. I liked how my character was unique and special in his own way that put him out different than the other warriors in the class.  5) What suggestions do you have for this course for next year? I didn’t like the fact that there were two different creative writing classes. It made writing in a group or class that much more difficult because you didn't really know how your classmates would react to a certain idea. It was also a little challenging to put forward an idea to a group of people that you never really worked with. If I had any suggestions it would be to remove the separate semester class and just have the one class. It just made writing as a class that much more challenging and confusing being in a separate class than the rest of the people. 6) How do you see the role of the teacher in this class? The teacher of the class held both of the classes very well in here capable hands. She was able to keep track of both of the creative writing classes and be a main part of the class. The teacher also helped me out personally with my writing and quests in making sure that I didn’t do anything to god like. The teacher was a big help to the class and me.  7) What would you like to see MORE of or LESS of in this class for next year? I would like to see more whole class writing and more group writing. Writing on your own is good and everything but it lacks the excitement that you would get with writing a story with a group of people. Other than that I think the class was great and that it doesn't need less of anything.