Reflection

1.  My best piece was definitely my personal narrative about the snapping turtles. I was very in the zone when I wrote it, it was one my first pieces so I had a lot of energy, also I was writing about something I feel really passionate about. I REALLY like turtles for some reason, and snappers are my favorite, I even named my sailboat "Snappy".  So for these reasons my piece turned out really well in my opinion.

2. My worst piece is probably my nature show narrative. I think it's funny, but it wasn't as well thought out as some of the others. I was kind of writing it in a hurry, and I was kinda tired that day too.

3. My strengths as a writer are; creativity, analysis of evidence, and organization. I come up with good ideas and connections about things, and usually keep them in an organized manor.

4. My weaknesses are; purpose, grammer, and procrastination. I come up with good ideas, but sometimes I have a hard time sticking to one thesis, I also don't like to proof read and usually put things off until the last minute.

5. I feel like I got a lot out of this class, first of all I learned the very handy "rest step".  I also learned the importance of a good free write. I didn't understand before but now I know that they really do clear your head.

6. The only thing i would change about this class is the communication. Sometimes things were unclear when it came to directions to mountains or carpooling. It would have been nice if there was some kind of bus/van we could all take together to the hiking trails.

7. My favorite reading was the very first essay about how metaphors are all around us. Once i read that i found myself using those  very metaphors in my own speech, it was very eye opening.

8. My favorite hike was the hike at the AP gap. It was the perfect level of difficulty for me, and it was cool seeing one of my favorite ski hills in the summertime. I even liked the rain, it kept us all refreshed and made the woods smell like fresh soil.

9. Hiking and writing are very similar, because of the climb. When you are writing, the begining can be hard because you don't really have a rythum for it yet, then you reach the peak or the climax, and you realize the travel up wasn't as hard as you thought, and the on the way down it's easier because the worst is over and you can just finish off nice and  easy.

10. Birds can be a lot of things. So can a writer. They can be energetic and happy and singing and tell stories about a nice summer day like a sparrow. Or they can be mean, scary, dark and misunderstood like a crow.  I like to think of myself as a Blue Heron. Rare and beautiful, a water lover but also a flyer. The sky is my limit, but for now I'm just chilling in a pond.