Course Projects

1. What are you most confused by or nervous about in regards to the four major projects? Of the projects, I would say I am most intimidated by the project 3 argument. I know this means I will have to take a strong stance on one side of a topic, and I am comfortable with that part. I always find the difficult part to be when I try to convince myself of the other side of the argument that I can always do a very good job and end up being much more moderate than I had started out. 
2. What are you most interested in or excited by in regards to the four major projects? I'm very excited to find my topic of research for project 1.  I have always liked searching and that moment that you find a good story. It's always exciting when you find a lot of information on a story that really peaks your interest because it feels like you've hit the jackpot and that there is so much to explore on that topic!
3. Based on your understanding of the major projects, what are the elements of this course that you have to plan ahead for? How will the coursework described in the four project assignment sheets challenge your time management skills this semester? I know that I will have to plan ahead for each of the projects. There is definitely a hefty amount of pre-production work for projects 1 and 4. Project 1 will entail a lot of research and I will need to factor in time for the possibility of finding things that don't meet all of the requirements of types of articles I am looking for. There is a pretty specific rubric, especially when it comes to my interests, and so I will definitely want to allot time for myself to be picky. Project 4 will also require planning just to reflect on all of the work I have done this semester. I anticipate the majority of the time I spend will just be re-reading my work.
4. How has your past English coursework in high school or college prepared you for the challenges of this course? What skills will you bring into the course with you? My past classes in English have hardly prepared me for the structure and the time management required in this class. Even having been in all the available AP courses for English prior to this class, I can definitely say that the format is very different to anything I have previously experienced. Nevertheless, I would say that I can bring a good work ethic to the table. In the end, I hope to gain good time management skills out of this class.
5. Do you have any questions about the four major projects that haven't been answered by the assignment sheets? What do you still want to know? I do not have any current questions about the course projects.

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I actually felt like I was on the same page as my classmates this time through. I read Neej's post (http://ipass4zona.blogspot.com/2016/01/course-projects.html?showComment=1453703260781) and Erica's post (http://mohrerica.blogspot.com/2016/01/course-projects.html?showComment=1453703599450#c5105172190396120399) and I felt like we were all pretty clear on what we are thinking and preparing ourselves for as far as the course projects go. I'm nervous but eager to begin finding my story and orchestrating how I am going to handle my time to ensure I can get all that I need to finished in a timely manner. I definitely notice each time I read others' blog posts that I have left out things in my own post that I remember hearing about before and being excited for. It's really nice to have so many minds working because I feel like we can all get a lot of progress out of hearing what our peers have to say.