This was one of the longest, most-exhausting weeks I've had in a while. I was extremely stressed and overwhelmed with a lot of things. Thank God, everything is easing up and I can finally begin to relax.
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The reading option for this week was very enjoyable. I actually chose a non-reading option, opting to watch the animated movie instead. It was just great! The scenes and characters were portrayed so uniquely and so well! I enjoyed every bit of it. I especially appreciated their use of humor throughout. The shadow puppets that narrated the entire film were one of my favorite aspects of this movie. They would debate certain facts of the epic or discuss characters and their decisions. Although humorous, it was very insightful!
For the storytelling assignment, I decided to go with the "letters home" style. I really enjoyed trying to write letters from the perspective of Sita and her sister. I was able to explain thoughts and feelings that they might have been experiencing during different events in the epic. It was fun to write and something I'd love to try again (maybe with different characters).
As for my other classes, all revolving around health and exercise science, there are pretty much no similarities between them and this class. I like it, though. This class gives me freedom to let my creative juices flow throughout the week.
Overall, I'm really enjoying this class so much. I thought it would be way too much work for me to do online and on my own time but it's worked out so well! I love that this class is focused on our creativity and trying our best. So often we get judged/graded based on certain guidelines or how the teachers "thinks" we should have done an assignment. I really, really love the focus of growth and improvement in this class. I also love the support from my classmates. They are so supportive and sweet on every storytelling assignment I've done. I love the atmosphere of encouragement we have in this course. Every one gets to be creative. No one gets judged. It's awesome! It's only week 4, so I'm definitely excited for what the future weeks hold in terms of our storybook project coming together!
~Bayonce
I feel your pain about it being a stressful week. I find myself lacking motivation to do anything. Therefore, I’m ridiculously behind. All I want to do is read my books! I also enjoyed this class greatly, the creativity with this course is astounding and I relish in it. I only wished I didn’t put it with my SID and did it sooner so I could enroll in Myth & Folklore! I feel like I’m really missing out in that class. I completely agree when it comes to our classmates. They are so kind, supportive and helpful that it really makes the course a joy to be in. I feel like we have formed our own community around this class and that’s great!
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