Personal Reflection

During this ISU, I feel that I became a lot more conscientious of proof reading and editing my work. I also feel that I have become a more effective reader, looking deeper into what the author is trying to say. I feel that I accomplished this through writing the Apologia and the Explication, they allowed me to challenge myself and actually read for meaning and insight rather than just to finish the book. The ISU also made me appreciate Canadian authors a lot more, after reading this book I am excited to start reading more by the author and more work by Canadian authors in general. It is also interesting that this book has educated me on what a lot of people go through at certain points in their life; uncertainty, confusion and so fourth – but if you want it to it will always work out in the end. You just have to be strong. As for writing for a larger audience, it did not change me as much as I thought it might. I just stayed focused and tried to write the best I could – as I always do. Throughout the entire writing and reading process of this ISU I found that I learn the best by reading and re-reading sections of the book to understand, I also found that reading my work out loud was very beneficial to creating quality work in the end. Ultimately, this assignment has helped me grow as a student, an intellectual and amazingly enough – as a person.

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