week one

This week  I have found I learned quite a bit about myself as a writer and even as a person. The activity we did outside on Tuesday helped me put my life in perspective and know/figure out what is important to me. I really enjoyed the poems we did each day and like to go back to the lesson plan and read them over to get more out of them. The poem by Shane (from Tuesday) was my favorite and since hearing him I've researched him a little bit and read more of some of his works and/or poems. One of my favorites of his that I have found is his poem Shine.  I also really enjoyed the "Writing down to the Bones" slide we went over on Thursday. I didn't realize before that I should completely let myself go when I am doing creative writing. It was nice and later that day I found it to be a good way to relieve stress and throw ideas down for my novel class. Overall I have really enjoyed this class so far. It's not exactly like the other English classes I've had- It seems to focus more on how to actually improve instead of just getting a good grade or easy A.