Reflecting on last quarter and moving onto second!

I'm not happy with my first quarter blog grade. It wasn't bad, but it could've been better. There were a number of things I did right and several things I didn't. For starters, my blog wasn't showing up. That's really strange because I can view it perfectly fine from my computer. A lot of people had problems with their vlogs, so I'm not the only one. If there's going to be another vlogging assignment, I have no idea how I'll be able to tell if you can see it. Another thing I can improve on is the length of my responses to these prompts. I'll have to be sure to count that they're 10-12 sentences, so that's a goal for next quarter. Another goal is to focus more on the theme of the book and take it into consideration in my posts. As for things I did right, my animoto got a perfect score and my post with links relating to the book were mixed in variety and creative.

Blogging is definitely a better alternative to writing a research essay. I prefer blogging hands down. I guess I still think of the assignment positively.

My new book is The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson. The book focuses on a girl named Lennie, whose older sister, Bailey, passed away. She died suddenly, leaving Lennie and her family shocked and mourning. Lennie feels hopeless, until she meets a new boy at school, Joe. He's musically gifted like she is, and they're naturally drawn to each other. But she starts to have feelings for Bailey's now ex-boyfriend, Toby, because he's one of the few people that seems to understand what she's going through. The book centers around Lennine's very different relationships with the boys and with the way she copes with the loss of her sister. This quarter, you're probably going to see a lot of posts that revolve around the theme of loss and grieving.