After going back over the instructions, there are some
things that I skipped over and also found interesting. The first think I
noticed with the “Option B” part of the diary. I think that is a good
alternative just incase someone might forget or not have time to do the whole
reading. I try to do the whole reading every week, so I will not have to just
do half. I also noticed that my strategies for taking notes varied for time to
time.
During the first two weeks I noticed that I put more emphasis into my thoughts and reactions other than just summarizing. I used the plots of the story to explain my feelings and position. As the weeks went by I realized that I started to summarize the stories. I must say, it is hard to not summarize because you feel that everything is important in the story and you want to make sure to mention it in your storytelling post to try and better the quality of my notes. I am going to focus back on my reactions, feelings, and interpretations. Also focusing my thoughts of the story, plot, and main characters. I did try to use the same strategy for my reading diaries, however I am not sure if it was correct thing to do. I tried to pick out three or four mini stories, depending on the unit, and write about the plot for them. Also, along the way I would summarize the general plot of the story. This would help me when it came down to the storytelling post. I went back to my notes, looked at the main focus points, and recreated a story based off of my notes. I did not even have to go back and read the story. That is my favorite part about the Reading Diary assignment. It isn’t just busy work; it actually helps you with the story telling aspect.
During the first two weeks I noticed that I put more emphasis into my thoughts and reactions other than just summarizing. I used the plots of the story to explain my feelings and position. As the weeks went by I realized that I started to summarize the stories. I must say, it is hard to not summarize because you feel that everything is important in the story and you want to make sure to mention it in your storytelling post to try and better the quality of my notes. I am going to focus back on my reactions, feelings, and interpretations. Also focusing my thoughts of the story, plot, and main characters. I did try to use the same strategy for my reading diaries, however I am not sure if it was correct thing to do. I tried to pick out three or four mini stories, depending on the unit, and write about the plot for them. Also, along the way I would summarize the general plot of the story. This would help me when it came down to the storytelling post. I went back to my notes, looked at the main focus points, and recreated a story based off of my notes. I did not even have to go back and read the story. That is my favorite part about the Reading Diary assignment. It isn’t just busy work; it actually helps you with the story telling aspect.
I think that the no length requirement is perfect if you’re,
obviously, not taking advantage of it and only writing a few words. For some of
the stories I found myself to have a lot of notes to take, but for others it
just felt like the story was dragging forever, and I could not find any good
notes. I typically write about 400- 600 words for my whole reading diary. I
find it easier to take notes during the reading, maybe every few pages. It
helps keep me on my train of thought when I need to write something. I have
tried waiting until after the reading, but it is way more difficult for me to
do.
Half Way Done! By: Jerry Connors
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