Post 1: Why I Read

           Why do I read? I think this is a question that is like many other question-why we run, why we practice an instrument, or why we exercise. The answer will vary depending the person. Some people who don't like reading may find this question ridiculous. I do like to read but when asked this question I had to think about it because you don't really think about why you like something. You just know that you enjoy it so it’s just another thing you do. I read mainly because reading opens your mind to an entirely different world. You can see others people, or characters, situations and lives and it can make you feel like you are actually part of their journey. If you are having a bad day, instead of mindlessly watching TV, if you pick up a book and read, you will be getting a lot more out of it. You will be learning new vocabulary and writing techniques, and you will help increase your level of comprehension of different texts rather than rotting your brain with TV. I think it’s great that we have so many different types of books available to us because in different cities they may not have nice public and school libraries or so many book stores nearby. I think that we should support libraries and book stores by just reading a little more each day.

This the book I'm reading:

Final Blog Assessment

The quality of my writing has grown over the course of this trimester. This is demonstrated in several ways throughout my blog. One way is that in the beginning my blog posts were very short, usually one paragraph long. You can see in my first blog post that I never elaborated on anything, I simple got the point across. In my later blog post, you can see how I have multiple paragraphs and I clearly explain each topic that I bring up. In blue, I highlighted an explanation of a quote in my first post versus an explanation in my later post to prove this.  Another way that I’ve grown is that in the beginning, I didn’t use other elements besides just words to help support my writing. I didn’t use a fun font, hyperlinks, or embed the pictures/videos in the post. I placed the pictures after so this didn’t help the reader understand what I was talking about. Lastly, in my first post, I had several grammatical errors because I didn’t use spell check or bother to go back and reread what I had written. In the recent post I double-checked what I wrote and used spell check to help me. I have highlighted examples of poor grammar in my first post in red and there were no grammar errors in the more recent post. From the examples I just pointed out, you can tell that I have grown as a writer throughout this trimester.

            One thing that I struggled with through the experience was coming up with topics to blog about. Once I came up with a topic I was able to write a post that was well written and creative but I often go stuck on what to write about. I overcame this by looking at other people’s blogs to get inspiration of what to write about. A strength that I had with blogging was I used a lot of hyperlinks, pictures, videos, and fonts to enhance my writing as well as the readers’ comprehension of what I was writing about. I haven’t met my reading goal yet. I need to read one more book. I used goodreads.com to help me find book to read because sometimes after I finish a book then I have trouble trying to find a new one to read. I have improved as a reader throughout the trimester because I have read more of a variety of books instead of continuously reading the same genre. Overall, I think the blog has helped me grow both as a reader and a writer.