Cancelling class was actually a good idea. Odu should always give priority to the commuters as they have a lot of commuter students too. Feb 18th was a day when the whole school was covered with snow , it would’ve been difficult to walk from the dorms to the classes too. Everybody loves a surprise holiday.
Everyone has their own learning style , whether it’s kinetic, auditory or even visual, they’re all different in their own way. I always thought I was a kinetic / auditory learner but after a few years, I realised that I am actually a bit of everything. My number one preference would be kinetic, I prefer hands-on experience than listening or reading. For example if I were given a board game to play, rather than reading the instructions or listening to someone, I would watch them play and then try it on my own. During lectures, I prefer to listen to the teacher speak, even though my attention span is low, the words she conveys will always stay in my head to an extent. Now suppose the lecture had powerpoints, that will only reinforce the teaching, so it really does depend on the situation at hand.
I always thought writing essays was hard but in reality if I just put in time , it becomes much easier. The first thing I always like to do before writing an essay is to get me some tea, a nice place to sit. Put in my earbuds while listening to classical music so I can get into the mood to write essays and get away from the distractions. Then I try to read the question at least twice before I ponder upon it. Then I think about how I would begin the essay and start writing it. I have a picture in my head so I know how to go forward with each sentence. There are a few difficulties I face , one of them being whether my grammar is correct or not. Sometimes , I have a picture in my head but I cannot put it into words , my vocabulary is just amateur. The good thing about it is that , I’ve actually put in effort to try and improve my vocabulary.
Time flies by so quick,it’s already time for the second essay. It looks like I did well for the second essay, at least that’s what I thought. After submitting my essay online, I was eagerly waiting for comments by my group-mates. After a long time , I didn’t receive anything , I actually thought I wrote the essay so well that it doesn’t need editing, this was a huge ego boost but around an hour before the deadline, i got an email from Miss Sarah saying that no one could comment on my link, the site did now allow comments to be posted, she was quick enough to quickly fix it. Hardly, a few minutes passed and I was flooded with comments, in one way I was sad thinking that my essay was not the perfect essay but in the other way, it actually helps me excel in my work before submitting it to Miss Sarah.
In reality, I need to work on every aspect of my essay, I have a major problem with placing comma in their appropriate places as you can see in this journal. Another thing, I realized is I shift in person, that is from first person to second person very quickly. Instead of using a coordinating conjunction I use commas which is not a great idea This has to stop now or I won’t be able to get a good grade. I’m still working on these mistakes and will prove to be a better writer by the end of this class.
https://docs.google.com/a/odu.edu/document/d/1jZJWDDnSDilK5mlqPjphIczKh180F5LDmgNO2E2PUCQ/edit?usp=sharing