What I've Learned:

During this past week of College Writing II, I've learned a good amount. Mostly, I relearned and revisited content that I had acquired in previous classes. However, what I did learn will most likely prove to be invaluable as my writing experience continues.

To begin with the basics, I pretty much had to relearn MLA formatting. Seeing as my initials are APA, I prefer the American Psychological Association's formats. Jokes aside, my initial draft of the summary was formatted very incorrectly, and, using the guides and references posted on the course blog, I was able to fix my mistakes and correct the formatting errors.

Furthermore, throughout my summary I used the term "the viewers." While I did stay away from using words like "we" and "us," I thought it would be acceptable to talk about an audience while dealing with a film. Naturally, I was wrong.

While I did not have to learn everything about summary writing, I did revisit much of what I already know. However, I'm sure that in the week to come I will learn a little more by having my peers correct my mistakes.

Always a pleasure,

Alex Alumbaugh, Blog Extraordinaire