Weeks 9-10 Reading Plans

For weeks 9-10 the stories I plan to read are the Tejas Legends and the American Indian Tales. The Tejas legends seemed very interesting, especially since they are credited with naming Texas. Also, I thought it would be interesting to read legends that took place so close to home. 
The American Indian Tales also peaked my interest. I thought it would be fascinating to read these tales and see if any of them match up with ones I was told growing up. There were other options I liked as well so I might even do some extra credit reading for this unit.

(Iaago)

Blog Ideas

The first blog I came across that caught my eye was Claire's blog. Her background was a beautiful view of mountains. It made me want to stay and look around on her page awhile. I'm a sucker for beautiful pictures of nature.

The second blog I came across that I liked was Maddie's blog. She picked out very unique fonts that made it easy to read and looked so much better than your typical, boring, standard fonts. I think font styles can make or break a page.

Last but not least, Matty's Blog. Another beautiful background of a crisp morning in the mountains. Like I said, beautiful outdoor pictures always grab my attention and draw me in. Also, her sidebar was transparent, which I really liked as well. You could see the mountains through the sidebar, but it wasn't too much that made the page feel cluttered.


Looking at the previous blogs, and others, I've noticed some pretty cool features. I spent a little time editing my blog in the beginning and throughout the first couple of weeks. I tried to edit as most I could to differentiate my blog from others. There's always room for improvement though, and I'll probably do a little editing as the semester progresses. 

Time Strategies

As a senior in the last semester of my college career, you could say that I have a slight case of "senioritis". Graduation is so close, and procrastination habits have become the norm for myself as I'm sure they have for others as well. Before this semester started, for this class especially, I started my work early so I could stay ahead. My lead slowly trickled away as the semester progressed, and now I've found myself behind. Every semester my goal is the same, get ahead and stay ahead. Sadly, that's never how it plays out. It's going to be hard, but my plan is to get a lot of stuff out of the way over break so that I can have a fresh lead coming back from spring break. We'll see if I actually hold my feet to the fire.

(Procrastination)

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