Week 8 Comments and Feedback

1. Feedback In

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate my feedback between a six and a seven. The comments are good, and I like that most of them are positive, but there doesn't seem to be enough criticism that helps me to grow in my writing and other categories. If I'm doing something wrong, I would like to know so that I can fix it for future reference. The most useful comments that I receive are the ones with criticism, no matter how small.

2. Feedback Out

I believe my comments rage from a six to an eight on a ten digit scale. I try to leave comments in the form of a "compliment sandwich," where I say something positive to start, talking about the negatives, and then end with something positive once more. My comments have grown more in depth as the weeks have gone by.

3. Blog Comments

I still feel somewhat disconnected from my classmates, but that is something that is common within an online class. However, reading everyone's introductions have provided me a sense of who is who within the class, and I've come to recognize people's blogs and I know their writing styles. I believe my introduction provides a good sense of who I am as a person and allows my classmates to reach out and connect with me if they find something similar to themselves in the post. As for the rest of my blog, my writing really envelopes who I am as a person. People seeing my writing really helps them to understand who I am and how I view the world.

4. Looking Forward

I think I need to focus more on the criticisms, much like my classmates need to do with my work. By focusing more on what people need to work on - on what I need to work on - I can grow as a reader and as a story teller so that I can improve positively. I am thinking about changing the background of my blog to something a little more similar to my personality and interests - stars. Which also is what my Storybook is about.

5. Image

(cheezburger)

I chose this image because most of the  time, my comments are similar from person to person. This means that I know where my drawbacks are and can work on my biggest problems first, before focusing on the smaller stuff.