Week 8 Comments and Feedback

The comments and feedback for this course are really helpful. I am one who sometimes does not take critiques very well, but I am loving all the feedback I have been getting. Usually I do not think that college students give the best criticism, if any at all (they tend to avoid confrontation), how the feedback in this class works make it seem genuine and like people actually want you to do better. Also, giving feedback is a way to give people my own advice while also looking at how they do their stories. I have been given a few ideas myself and use my own feedback I gave them to improve my own stories.

As far as the feedback I am giving students, I feel like it can be helpful, but I am not sure if they are actually using what I say. A lot of what I say is based on stylistic choices, so I am not sure if they are truly helpful. I am a very imaginative person, so when I read stories I want to be surprised. That is why my feedback often revolves around trying something new rather than just retelling the story.

I like my introduction post. It gives a good sense of who I am, especially with the name. It is hard to really let people know who I am in one post, but I think the comments I leave on other peoples gives them more of a look at how I interact. As far as the future goes, I want to make sure I leave more meaningful comments for people to take and use throughout the rest of their stories.

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