This week, we added more to our tragedy knowledge by reading Oedipus. It was a very interesting piece to read. I really enjoyed being able to read the piece as if we were doing a play. I think that whenever my class has done that, I've always felt like I've absorbed the story and information better. I think that I'm going to begin to read aloud more often, even if I'm by myself, I think it really helps me hold on to the information, and analyze it a little bit better. I'm a pretty fast reader, so I sometimes have the bad habit of speeding through the text without thinking about it at all. I feel like when I read aloud though, I have to be slow enough for my ears to understand what my mouth is saying. As a result, I often get a better understanding of the text when I'm forced to read it slower. Another thing that I need to work on more is being up to date with these blog posts. If I don't do them on time, they don't cause me to actually reflect on the week in a thoughtful manner. I'll just end up doing them at a later date, and not really remember any revelations I had. As this marking period and trimester begin to wind down, I'm starting to think more about what I want to be doing differently next trimester. Working harder on keeping on top of everything is the biggest thing. Time management is something I struggle greatly with. I always procrastinate and procrastinate, and then life happens, and I'm left with a lot of work to do, and little time and energy to do it. It's not my best quality, that's for sure. Comments are closed.
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Mattie BarberAP Lit student. |