Week 8: Reading and Writing

Tibetan Buddhist Tantric Wrathful Diety
Source: Wrathful Diety
I chose this specific image because to me, the wrathful Buddhist deities are the more intriguing ones, they tend to be the ones that people do not spend time focusing on. I was also inspired by Life of the Buddha readings that I scheduled to be completed during Week five

       Overall, the reading and writing assignments are helping me stay on track for the entire course. These readings are specifically helpful to me as a future educator who wants to incorporate more diverse literature in the classroom. I think taking the reading notes helps with the story aspect, and I really like that a lot of what we do is story-telling, a medium that I am not exceptionally good at. As for my blog, I tweaked the layout and design and it is, to me, a lot more visually satisfying. My project website is sort of underwhelming, and I would say could use some work. I intend to put some work into it for the upcoming week. My writing for the project thus far has been hit or miss. I edited my introduction page for my website heavily as well as adding my first story. I ended up really liking how my story turned out, as it changed the entire meaning of the fable. I would say that my biggest accomplishment for the class would be simply fine-tuning my writing skills and being more conscious about my use of punctuation. My favorite readings as a whole have been about Buddhism, my overall favorite has been The Monkey King. The strategies that I have discovered have mostly been about proof-reading. Overall, at this point in the semester, I am just trying to stay afloat.