Blogging

Well, Ihaven't been on here in a few weeks. Ihave a personal blog and I do a pretty good job of keeping it updated, but I tend to forget about this one for class. To be honest, Iprefer posting to a forum which is more private, and I get to see my classmates posts immediately. I have forgotten about this one especially in the push to wrap things up at the end of the semester. Fall semester always seems particularly stressful, not only am I dealing with freshpeople who have to meet deadlines in all their classes before Christmas for the first time, and they have a habit of going home for Thanksgiving and forgetting about school which adds to the stress when they return, you also have the addded stress of the holiday season. I try to wrap up the semester while cooking Thanksgiving dinner, getting decorations out for Christmas, and participating in the holiday festivities. Enough excuses. I am very pleased with my classes this semester,they are developing into a fine group of writers. I always say if I can teach them how to do a works cited page and spell definitely ( instead of defiantly) I consider my job well done ( just joking). This semester I have several students who plan to major in English and they are well on their way to developing into competent fiction writers. I have used several of the concepts and strategies from this class, one of which is the overarching concept for a unit more than Ihave done in the past and I do see a difference, so I plan to incorporate more strategies next semester. Enough for now. Im on my way to work to listen to presentations, something I do look forward to at the end of the semester!