During this semester, I read several good books. The books I read covered a great variety of topics. Starting off the semester, I found myself reading "The Universe versus Alex Woods", and I enjoyed the story much more than I thought I would. One book I read this semester that was out of the norm for me was " A long Way Gone" by Ishmael Beah which showed me a different perspective and taught me lessons I will never forget. this inspired me to finish off the semester a little farther out of my comfort zone, and I read the book "12 Years A Slave" by Solomon Northup. I found this book very moving and couldn't put it down. I finished this book a lot faster than a thought I would because of this. The book really gave me a new appreciation of the life I live. The one regret I have finishing this semester is that I didn't read more.
I would definitely say that the quality of my posts fluctuated throughout the semester. Most of my posts were focused and engaging. with a few exceptions, my posts generally contained specific textual details. I was pretty consistent in using purposefully placed syntax and diction. I did not make grammatical errors but very occasionally I left my voice out my my posts. I feel that I used a good amount of pictures, links, and videos in my posts but I didn't update goodreads often even though I still displayed quotes and my "read bookshelf". This blog is close to my best but I could take a few of my posts to a higher level.
Next semester I would like to aspire to be more consistent in posting the highest-quality material. I would also like to make a personal goal to update goodreads often. I want to continue to use my voice in posts and make purposeful diction and syntax choices. Along with this, I would like to continue using textual details to engage the reader. I want to make all my posts so that they are predictably outstanding. I have enjoyed blogging this semester and i hope that the reading i do next semester provides me with interesting material for my posts.
