Me The Blogger.....

I love blogging. I find the idea of writing about something interesting for others to read very exciting. When Mrs.Wright told the class that we would have to create a blog, I immediately loved the idea. I thought that it was a good way to get to know the people in the class better. What I didn't consider in that moment was the actually process. When the first blogging assignment was given I found it difficult, because we could write about anything. I don't remember a time when one of my teachers asked me to write about anything that interest me. I rambled through my brain trying to think of things that I found interesting. A idea would pop in my head and I would begin to write, then I read back over it and say "I don't think the class would like this they will think I'm crazy," so I would start over. As Mrs.Wright began to assign more blogs I began to find it easier to sit down and begin to write. I no longer thought about how the class felt about my blogs. I started being true to myself. In my blogs I have the liberty to say and do anything, as long as its appropriate. By appropriate I mean school appropriate.  By viewing my classmate blogs I saw that they were doing the same thing. Blogging about how they felt, their life. In my blogs I have begin to work on  my grammar, so I think I'm growing as a blogger and little writer.

Peer Review

Peer Review has took on a whole new different meaning to me in this past week. In high school, we did peer review, but we usually just correct the errors in our peers paper. Then we would tell them the good points made in their paper. This week I learned that peer review was just a actual peer review. It is when you review your peers paper and then responded as a reader. As it said in Responding--Really Responding--to Other Students' Writing the reader reads and the writer writes, so I didn't correct grammatical errors. I think this method best helps the writer. Especially when they are stuck, and need a little guidance. the comment feature in Word is very helpful. It allows the writer to see  exactly where corrections should be made, and also where a point needs t be clarified. I know for a fact it helped me. I was definitely confused, then when my peers gave me feedback it guided me in a good direction. My peers told me how they viewed my paper, which was helpful because my teacher would also be viewing my paper. If  my peers didn't understand the point that I was trying to make I knew my teacher wouldn't. I also started to read back over my paper aloud, that helped me fix a lot of errors on my own. Then by me comment on others papers it help me realize also what I needed to do in my own. 

Time+Work=Success

After a month it seems like I would have fully adjusted to the college life by now. I have not! It’s something about waking up on time, eating breakfast, getting to class, preparing for the next class,  doing homework, working out , and eating it feels like my day just keep getting shorter and shorter. In high school it seemed like I had the perfect schedule by waking up on time, going to school, eating lunch, then working out after school, and then returning home to do homework and to get ready for the next day. In high school, I even had time to watch my favorite shows, social network, and hang out with friends. My high school schedule just worked, because my time was on a fixed schedule. By a fixed schedule I mean everything had a time in which it was done, it was like that all day every day until the next semester when of course the classes changed, but the schedule still remained the same.  College is a whole new track meet, when I thought it would just be lane 7 or 8. This month has taught me that time management is essential to my success in college. Like Maya Angelou said “All achievements require time.” I may have to cut out a couple of workout session, turn off the television, stop replying to text messages, stay off of Facebook and Twitter, and stay on campus for weekends but I am determined to succeed in college. College may be a different track meet but I’m determined to run my race to the end. My point being time is of the essences you can either get with it or get lost. Choose you lane! Everyone wants to be success or win, but who will sacrifice and work for it.

“Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you’re willing to pay the price. “

                                                                                                                                          ~Vince Lombardi