Class #6

(Wednesday, October 11, 2006)

I met with Mark Lipton today to discuss my grade on the written portion of the autobiography assignment. I did not expect to receive as brutally honest of a response as I did. After being told that my writing does not reach university level expectations, I am motivated to take more time to improve my writing skills in hope of proving that I did not represent my writing capabilities in the first writing assignment.
I enjoyed today’s in class discussion because it was one of the first opportunities for everyone who may not consistently participate in class. For example, the quiz that Mark distributed in regard to picking out the facts in a story was interesting. I find that some classes, which are based soley on discussion may not appeal to all class members, or, even if it does, it is often difficult to pay attention for a two hour and forty minute long class.
My group has been able to complete a lot of projects to include in our portfolios this past week. The script for out podcast has been completed, and will be recorded within the next few days. The timeline is ready to be incorporated into the website, which is also in progress. Finally, the most exciting part is our video. Yesterday we finished recording all of the scenes that we need to make our video. Corbin also had his song recorded in a studio; it sounds amazing. I am very anxious to begin editing tonight as our goal is to have the video prepared to show in class next week. So far, we have captured all of the portions of scenes that we want to include in the video. Now we need to put it all together along with the music. This video has taken a lot of planning and effort by numerous people; so, no matter what, I think that everyone will be pleased with the finished product.