Week 9 Progress

I'm surprisingly satisfied with my progress so far. I looked at the course grading chart and checked how many points I should have at the end of week 9. I've got more points than the total possible points. I missed only 1 reading assignment throughout the semester so far in this class but I've made up for it with several extra credit assignments. Specifically, I've done the weekly review extra credit assignment once and I've done 3 extra credit reading assignments. The class assignments I enjoy the most are the literary analyses. I enjoy putting extra thought into a small selection of reading as opposed to reading through a story and taking notes. It's also more entertaining because I get to share my thoughts and interpretations on the readings in a meaningful way when it comes to the analyses whereas with the reading notes I'm simply recording important events or details of the stories in a post.

Moving forward, there are some significant changes I really hope I can make. I want the way I approach assignments in this class to return to the way they were in the first 4 weeks of class. I was on top of all my assignments and didn't have to take advantage of the grace periods at all. It was a lot less stressful that way. I keep trying to budget my time in a way that prevents me from having to do assignments at the last minute, but things keep coincidentally coming up on the days that I plan to do work in this class. And when it isn't someone or something stealing my time away from me, it's my insomnia. There'll be nights where I can't sleep well and then I'm tired and unable to sleep but not well-rested enough to think straight or concentrate on working. Regarding my participation in the course, I really should be doing a lot more extra commenting for extra credit. It doesn't take long to do and the points are definitely worth it.