1.What do you feel like you learned this unit that you didn’t know before?

I was able to discover what humanities criticism is and how to incorporate it with different forms of media that I was already aware of. I was also able to learn how to compose academic paragraphs for humanities criticism.

 2. What did you already know , but now understand better or learned more about?

I learned more about close reading when it comes to viewing texts. Instead of viewing the content and analyzing it, I was able to view how the written piece was assembled.

3.What (if anything) do you feel like I wanted you to learn, but you still aren’t sure about?

I feel satisfied with the information I learned from this unit.

    4. What are the strengths of your final project articles? What are you most proud of?

The strengths of my final project articles would have to be the information I accumulated from watching the film that made the transition from Twitter tweets into academic paragraphs more comfortable. It included enough information for a person who has not watched the film to understand the general idea of what the film and scenes are about.

    5. If you were to revise your final project articles, what would you want to do differently?

I would have gone back to the tweets I made and expand it a bit more with my paragraphs. I was trying to include scenes for my analysis and didn’t want to give too much information around it so it appeared more of a summary rather than an analysis.

   6. How would you describe or rate your participation/engagement in this unit?

I would describe my engagement with this unit to be captivating due to the flexibility I had with choosing a piece of media to do my humanities criticism on. Choosing a film that I enjoyed made the project feel more delightful to work on.

   7. What did you do this unit that helped make you successful?

The examples of the academic paragraphs for the Shrek film has helped me recognize what I needed to include in my own project so I can focus more on my analysis rather than creating a summary and using more transition sentences.

   8. What (if anything) do you want to do differently in the next unit?

I feel like maybe viewing more videos regarding other forms of criticism would be helpful to see because to do a humanities criticism on films and shows is challenging when it comes to picking certain scenes and analyzing it without just discussing what’s happening when in fact we have to discuss more on the overall image.

  9. What additional things (resources, support, information, etc.) do you wish you had had for this unit?

I feel like I had everything needed to complete this unit.

  10. Is there anything you would like me to change (in the structure of our course, in how I’m presenting information, etc.) going forward?

I’m comfortable with the structure of the course as of right now so there isn’t much that needs to change.

  11. For you, how did this unit compare to the News Unit?

This unit is more engaging and allowed me to express my own views about a film instead of focusing on the structure of news articles and creating one.

  12. What (if anything) from this unit would you like to discuss/think about/explore further? (either this semester or just in your life)

I would like to explore more about humanities criticism in films, specifically different genres of films, and see how I’m able to incorporate what I’ve learned into those films.

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