Final :)

This semester challenged me greatly. I learned a lot about how to manage my time, not just for this class, but for everything. When I signed up for the yearbook class, I was excited to learn more about journalism and how the journalism world really worked. I’m used to having deadlines and being put under pressure, but I knew this class would be different. It’s a lot more laid back, but then again, not really.
Because I took a yearbook class in middle school I had an idea of how things would be put together. I was excited to see that we actually had lessons about journalism rather than just us writing our stories. It made it seem like more of a class, and I got a lot out of the lessons. I also liked that we shared things each class, it really opens up our minds for different types of readings and interpretations.
A few things that I learned were the proper ways to write for publications. It is different from a normal English class. I learned that contacting other people on the project early on is the best way to get anything done.
Because journalism is not my major, and neither is English, I took a chance at trying something new. I grew as a writer in a lot of ways. My knowledge for journalism grew, I grew more as a person. I can be really shy if I don’t know someone, but journalism it doesn’t really matter if you know them, the story still has to get covered. And vice-versa, even if you know the people it’s still hard because you don’t want to offend anyone. Writing is such a diverse thing, and that’s why I love to learn about it.