Week 8 - Reading Diary

I really like that we are doing diary posts this semester. I heard before that there were quizzes over the readings, and I would not have liked that as much. I noticed that my diary posts vary in many aspects. Some were very long and others were quite short. Some get a little off-topic and others delve strongly into the subject matter. Overall, I wouldn’t say my work has been consistently the same, I think this had to do with a lot of things. It seems like I wrote more on sections of the story that I liked, rather than some I found a bit boring. I loved writing diary posts about sections of the book with a lot of battles. I liked looking back at my old diary posts, because through the diction I can kind of tell what kind of day I was having that day as well. Overall, I love the readings in this class because they hit so close to home. I’ve grown up hearing about all these stories and I’m glad I get the opportunity to critically think and use my creativity for Indian Epics. I remember a lot about the stories we have read. Some of the things are a bit blurry, because I found them boring. However, most of the readings I can remember, and going back and reading my diaries helps to fine tune and refresh my memory of the subtle details. My number one tip to others about reading diaries is simply, to just do them. They help you out in the long run and are very simple to do. Getting the chance to reread my old diaries gave me a few ideas for my Portfolio, which was an added bonus. I hope to keep learning a lot through the use of reading diaries, and cannot wait to read our next epic.