It was a nice (peer)view

This was probably one of the best weeks I have had this quarter, I went on yet another retreat this weekend, and my weekdays were also pretty relaxing, mainly because I decided to cut back on the extra-curricular activities for the week.

It's the end of week five, meaning I am half way through my last quarter as a freshman at UCI! It's gone by fast, probably too fast for me. So far in writing 39c, I haven't met the expectations that I set up for myself in the beginning. This doesn't mean it's too late though, reflecting back at my work over the quarter, I realize I really need to step it up now. I'm determined to do good in this class, because I genuinely want to improve my writing skills. I know I can only doing that by giving my best effort in this class. That being said, I'm not sure how much improvement I have made thus far, but I can say that I am definitely looking forward to showing some by the end of the quarter. A great skill that I have learned, however, would be writing this blog and using this website. This class so far has really utilized the digital platform, and I can proudly say that I am getting better at using the internet because of it. Something else I have learned in this class is how to research at the library, and find credible sources. This is something I came in not knowing how to do at all.

Although I did learn how to research at the library in this class, I don't believe I am very good at it. I want to improve my skills on this during the remainder of the quarter. Another thing I hope to improve on is annotating my sources in an annotated bibliography, I feel like I should have put more time into the practice ones I did, in order to do well on the ones for my HCP and AP.

This week, I peer reviewed two of my group member's HCP rough drafts. This was pretty challenging at first, because I have never really done an elabroate job on peer editing in the past. This was the first time where I really thoroughly read the essays and gave genuine advice. I still struggle in reviewing essays because I do not like to be too critical, it is sometime hard for me to be too honest. Something else I struggle with when it comes to peer reviewing is not being sure if my advice is good advice. Sometimes I hesitate to give advice because i'm not sure if what I have to say is actually beneficial. I can fix this problem by understanding the prompt and prurpose of the essay better before reviewing.