This passed week in class we had some interesting new activities in which we delved. On Monday the majority of the class presented the literary journal that each student researched. I chose the Adroit Journal, but it had come to my attention that it had been chosen (although misspelled) by another student so I prepared another just in case. Everything worked out just fine, however, and I was able to present the Adroit, and we all lived happily ever after. I thought it was fun to see how each student got to look for their own journal and present it to the class, each journal reflected on the personality of the student that picked it, in that way each presentation was unique.
On Wednesday, students were put into groups of five and each student in the group was to bring copies of the first revision of a piece of work from class for the other students to critique and help to mold into a more weel rounded work. It was a very productive event, I received a ton of feedback and will be able to adjust my work accordingly to shape it for my portfolio. This is a completely new process for me as far as my personal work goes. I've never done this type of revision and I think that it is a good idea for novice writers to perform because they are getting feedback from a potential audience and that perspective can be used on works later in a career or in other classes. Knowing what the audience craves isn't just an innate gift, it is something developed with many, many peer reviews and is something that can be achieved by a multitude of people.
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