Personal Reflection

Through completing this ISU, I discovered some helpful methods in writing essay. I found the four blog method very helpful in understanding the book. I would have been able to read the book and write the apologia and explication quite easily, but as I was forced to pay attention to little details and really understand little details. When it came time to use quotes from the book, I knew what section and the approximate page of the desired quote.

I also developed my time management skills. Due to work and other school work, I would only work on the ISU when I had a solid amount of time to complete the required task. This proved to be difficult, especially with the blogs. I almost didn't make the deadline. This showed me that even if I were to work for half an hour before work, that is a half an hour of the work done. This would have made the writing process easier and less stressful.

As well as learning skill that would benefit me in the future, I also gained some insight. I feel that I can better understand and sympathize with teachers after this project. I have always known that teachers have a large workload, but I never really thought about how the students affect them. When Mederic and the teacher weren't friends, he got under her skin. She was scared of him and didn't know how to handle him. I don't know why but I always figured that teachers would just brush off the insults and bad behavior.

Overall, given my schedule and time management mishap, I think I did okay on this ISU. If I had balanced my schedule to give me more time to complete the various stages of this assignment, I know I could have done better job at expressing my ideas. I think the main thing I would need to work on is the overall flow of my writing.