Beginning Spring 2016, I knowingly signed up for a hybrid English class. I knew that it was a one day class with mostly digital assignments. For a hybrid class, I expect there to be more work to be done alone. It would be a better fit as I could work on my assignments based on my own schedule, rather than having to conform to structured one. I have taken a class similar to a hybrid before; it was a one-day, three hour lecture. Most of the work had to be done online, and there were numerous assignments. As we begin, I wonder how group assignments would be done. After all, many people would select a hybrid course mainly to have a day off to relax or to work. In a hybrid class, “good participation” would be keeping up with the blog posts and providing relevant comments.

I enjoy mostly fictional writing: sci-fi, romance, thriller, and mystery. However, I do not prefer to read young adult romance due to the fact that the writing stuns me–not in a good way. The characters barely have development, flat personalities, stupefying actions, etc. As of now, I don’t read much other than the NYTimes on my phone.  It’s a way to stay connected with current news and to maintain my reading comprehension skills. I am not too sure of the process of publishing an article on the NYTimes, but I’d suppose the journalist would have to compose the article by hand or digitally, and have it approved to be published on the phone. I simply read and analyze the text as I go. Of course, tangible text would be best as my attention and focus would not be distracted.

I began writing as I was drawing. For an art class in elementary, I was selected to enter a contest, drawing for a graphic novel. Sadly, I wasn’t chosen, but that began my writing adventures. I continued to write occasionally, but the chances of me writing outside of classroom purposes are quite slim now. I prefer reading. I am quite good of making up catchy headlines given the time. In the past, I wrote fanfics on a website to pass time. It was quite a good experience having fellow peers read my work and give positive praises. Sadly, that hobby became tainted as more and more writers are writing simply to attract views and subscription. The content was nothing to be praised about. I became one of them, until I decided to quit. Now, if I were to write, it would mostly be to compose written assignments for classroom purposes.