Final Journal entry
Reflective Blog Final Journal Entry Ian Rawson The weekly readings in the course this term provided material that challenged us to deconstruct the craft and content of each writer’s work. This effort brought very useful insights, that I tried to apply in my own writing. I particularly appreciated the video clips of interviews with the authors, and noting the mood shifts as several of them cooled their opinionated rants from their published works in face-to-face discussions. I appreciated the phased distribution of materials each week, removing the temptation to read every thing at the same time. This allowed us to focus on the material on hand, and to take advantage of the interplay of theses and styles of the authors in the same week. I printed most of the readings and have filed them in categories of craft techniques. As I proceeded with the blog entries, I turned to the assigned readings to enrich my interpretations