Since September, I learned a lot about proper writing techniques in this course. I have become aware of my bad writing habits and learned some ways to help myself get over those habits. I was faced with some difficult tasks, like poetry and articles which were the type of writing I was not used to and I had to take a step out of my comfort zone. The collaborative work taught me how to work in a group in a professional manner and although we faced difficulties we got through it by having good communication, and in the end we produced a good looking children's book. 


The prompts at the beginning of classes was a good was to get students into writing mood and also gave us ideas for short stories, or even to continue on free time. The writing festival some of us went to was a great experience to learn about different types of writing and meet professionals. The Writer's Craft course was a good way to learn new things you would learn from taking just normal English. In English we learn about dialogue but not nearly as much as in this course, same with poetry and non fiction pieces. 
Another thing that was useful was the slam poets that came in. They were enjoyable to watch and they really encouraged young people to try it out and come to open mic events. 

As a teacher, Mrs. Reidel really opened a lot of great opportunities for an example, poetry contests and chances to enter articles in the newspaper, these types of things would look really good when applying to College and University.

There isn't anything I can think of changing about the course, except maybe doing daily prompts. All together, this course was very useful and I am happy I took it. It was always a class I looked forward too and it will be a class that I will miss next semester. Thank you for being such a great teacher, opening so many great opportunities and improving my writing abilities. What you have taught me will stay with me through all my writing experiences and I will not forget the good times I had in this course.