Thlog #8 - ITS WEEK 8?!?

Holy shit this quarter is flying by. I remember thinking at the beginning "A portfolio? That sounds awful and like a ton of work," and now I'm like "Well I should probably start analyzing my WP's." Time has escaped us. 

This week in class it was mainly about WP3 and our Portfolio. With WP3 I think I finally broke down to my own personal understanding what genre'

s and conventions are really about and how they work. Beyond this class I'd never given much thought to genres nor have I ever heard the word convention, now I can't stop looking at things and thinking "hm what makes that, that thing? what genre does it belong to?" It drives me bananas lol. However, I really liked WP3. I struggled at first trying to think outside the box for my adult genre, but once I picked something I breezed through it. The whole project was really fun to put together and create, seeing your two new genres in their final form was a great feeling. I struggled a bit with the Self-Analysis, I didn't know where to start or if the direction I was taking it was the right one. I'm kind of nervous to see me score honestly. In regards to the portfolio, I'm WAY TO EXCITED to have a chance to re-do WP2. I powered through that one and it turned out to be crummy af (which was devastating I actually cried lmao), so the fact I get to do it again makes me happy. I want to finish this class knowing I thoroughly did well on all of our assignments. I think this is gonna be the true test of how this course has impacted each of us individually as writers. I believe we'll all find the root of what writing is really about and what we can take from this with us beyond Writing 2. I'm nervous to write the metacognitive essay, but either way I have high hopes for the end of this course and my portfolio.