I think taking it all in in one breath is really effective as someone who has bad memory. If I took a pause somewhere during my reading, majority of the time, I have to reread it again so reading everything in one setting will save time. If I really do need to pause, leaving a detailed annotation would help me see where I left off and what I am reading about so far.

This annotation is short and simple, yet it explains the main idea of the whole paragraph. I hope to actually start having a simple, yet effective annotation.

Good idea. I do seem to be on the timid side and find myself under annotating a text and sometimes over annotating. I think sometimes a word or phrase is just as good as a sentence like stated. When I over annotate, it is harder to go back and search through important context and I find myself being lost.

I noticed, that when I do choose a piece I want to read, the title is the first thing that really captures my eyes. When a title is interesting, I believe it makes you want to dive deeper to see what the writing is really about.

There were many instances in which I had to reread lines often when I read to make sure I’m getting the point the writer is trying to convey. Writers aren’t going to be the same so active reading and becoming familiar with their writing style is helpful when processing and analyzing what I’ve just read.

Thank you for adding this, because sometimes I do email professors in the evening and nights when they aren’t available to get back to me right away during those times. I will keep in mind to plan ahead when I do have questions and comments.

This! I do want to be a children’s author but I feel as though I am so unfamiliar with the perspective of writing and fiction. However, I strongly want to go into the fiction writing category. I really do hope that I would learn to become familiar with fiction and prose and start to write my own by the end of this course.

Good reminder to take advantage of writing centers provided by the school. As someone who loves to write but have a hard time with grammar and writing efficiently on some aspects, the writing center could definitely help me immensely in my writing process and organize my ideas.

I’m honestly glad that AI is not allowed in this creative writing class. I believe it takes away from the fun and creativity of students. Especially in today’s time, AI has taken over many things and I just hope it doesn’t take over the learning process for any academic schooling. Yes, it makes it easier but it isn’t going to benefit students in the long term, because it causes students to cheat and not rely on their cognition as much. It would be pointless, because you wouldn’t gain anything from the class you are paying for.