Clara's Blog

Looking back, I am happy with the progress I have made throughout this half of the semester. My schedule each week is drastically different because of organizations, other classes, and friends, so I still don't really have a "weekly routine". I prefer to do as many assignments I can and get ahead whenever I have time to, so I don't have to worry about then when I'm short on time. I think this method has been the best method in keeping me on track and finishing my assignments. I originally favored the reading assignments, but I've almost started to enjoy the storybook projects more ever since I decided what I wanted my topic to be. I try my best to take advantage of every extra credit assignment every week, this has been SO helpful for me to keep my grades up and be able to miss an assignment without worrying about the impact it will have on my grade. I am looking forward to getting further in my storybook project and begin writing my stories during the second ...

I think I've received good feedback from other students in the class. My favorite feedback comments are suggestions to fix my mistakes. For example, in one story, I didn't explain why the sloth trusted the tiger in the first place. I didn't explain why because I couldn't think of a reason why, so I decided to skip giving the sloth a reason. One person suggested that I could give the sloth a backstory, I thought this was the most helpful of my comments. Instead of simple pointing out a flaw, they gave me a good idea to fix the problem. I've received a lot of positive feedback, which makes me feel more comfortable about the work I'm posting. Since I find suggestions the most helpful on my blogs, I try to do the same for other students, although sometimes this isn't possible since there are so many great writers in this class! I have many ideas from other students as I read their stories and have even used their style my story telling style. I have a sense of g...

I reviewed my blog site and made some slight changes. I didn't realize I had my "Labels" category in the side bar twice, so I fixed that. Now, I'm happy with the layout and design of both my blog and website. Overall, I think the reading and writing assignments have started to become easier for me. I feel like I still struggle a bit to "read like a writer" and end up writing a lot during my reading assignments to make sure I don't forget any information. More recently, I've been trying to fix that problem by focusing on the only the plot or on one character. This new strategy has helped me read what I think will be helpful for my weekly story writing and my storybook project. I haven't gotten far on my storybook project yet, but I really like the direction and plans I have for it. My favorite readings so far have been the extra credit reading assignments using books I got from the reserves at the library. The short readings of the comic books are...

Sita's Ramayana by Samhita Arni and Moyna Chitrakar (2011) Part A: The book begins with Sita explaining her perspective of the Ramayana to the forest. She begins the story with their exile, saying that life was pleasant, but Rama and Lakshmana didn't enjoy the peace of the forest. She explains the reasoning behind Ravana capturing her was because of Lakshmana cutting of Surpanaka's nose. Sita asked Rama to bring her the beautiful golden deer while Lakshmana watched over her. She feared Rama was hurt and asked Lakshmana to leave her in the hermitage and check on Rama. While alone, she heard the sound of music and found a minstrel who needed food and water. She felt like the music casted a spell on her and goes to feed him, but the minstrel was Ravana. He grabbed her hair and seized her arms and put her in his chariot. Ravana came to avenge his sister, but fell in love with Sita. He offered her many luxuries while stating Rama was a bad husband for leaving Sita alone. Si...