I began this week thinking I had a head start on my assignments. Little did I know most of week 7 assignments were due in one week. Ugh! I have managed to stay on track-I haven't finished my library search yet but do have a few things for it already lined up. I also have not started on my 3rd genre. It seems as though everyone is doing a journal and so since that is not one of my choices for my MRP that leaves me a little stuck. I have no idea how to start my 3rd genre. I don't know which one to do next. I know each genre needs to be able to stand alone and make a statement. I would like to do the brochure but I am not sure how to go about starting that. Maybe Mrs. McComas just assumed everyone would be doing a journal in their project-of course I would be the exception to the rule. I just do not like doing what everyone else does. I really struggled with my poem. It was hard to create a peom that did not put the mom in a negative light. I tried really hard to relay that the mother did not know she was pregnant at the time of her bad habits and that she completely stopped smoking and drinking as soon as she found out. Unfortunately, cleft palate/lip occurs during the fourth to eighth week and most women do not even realize they are pregant that soon. Responding to other peoples genres were much more difficult than I had anticipated also. It is hard to critique someone elses work and at this point we really don't know what the goal of thier finished product is. I just tried to be helpful and not hurtful. I enjoyed viewing everyones blogs. I visited several more than just Geneva and Allisons. Everyone seems to be off to a great start. My goal for this next week is filling my webliography up with my discipline info and more info that would benefit the SLP. I would like to add a few more fun links also. I showed it to my mom and she thought it looked pretty good, of course she isn't computer savvy so anything would look good to her. Also, I hope to get more opportunities to do 315 during my breaks at school. Let's hope this gets a little simplier.
Cindy