And now is the time when I step back and reflect and discuss what I have learned, following the guidelines set forth by my professor.
- Posts
- Quantity-- Over the past 3.5 months I have 55 posts, of which 15 are tagged about Germany and 18 are tagged about Hamlet. I believe that's quite a focus, that's quite a few posts devoted to my theme.
- Content -- I have tried to do a variety of posts, with some being textual analysis, others being about productions and performances, and others being about secondary sources regarding Hamlet and Germany.
- Format -- I have used titles that help introduce what each post is about, and I have used the jump break to break up my longer posts. But I am most proud of my tags, this has helped me review what I have talked about and find older posts again when I wanted to reference them.
- Research
- Thematic Focus-- My theme as I started out was just looking at how Shakespeare has been treated in Germany, but as I did my research and wrote about it I found that Germans are particularly fond of Hamlet. So, I began to focus on how Hamlet has been interpreted and adapted throughout its history in Germany.
- Thesis & Cohesion--My hub post, wherein I argue that Hamlet is now more German than English, links back to several of my older posts where I argue my point.
- Sources -- As I detail in my Sources and Other Links pages I have read books and articles as well as visited websites devoted to the study of Shakespeare in Germany.
- Personal & Social
- Author identity -- I believe I have allowed my identity to come through on this blog, I mean, if it weren't for my identity and my love of all things German I would never have developed the focus that I have.
- Documentation of Process-- I have a few posts where I describe not only what I have learned but which resources I gleaned my information from.
- Interactions-- I will admit, I haven't done a lot of interaction with others in the class, but that is mostly because my focus is so narrow that others are not talking about the same subjects. I have appreciated the comments I have received and I have enjoyed reading the blogs of other members if the class.
- Design
- Appropriate to Theme -- I didn't put a whole lot of thought into the design, I just used one of the default themes, but I like the simplicity of it, putting focus on the content of the blog itself.
- Side content -- I really like the tag cloud that I have in my sidebar, and I have used it a lot to find older posts of mine about certain topics, which is particularly helpful when doing a post like this and I want to link back.
