What you still need to learn/do for your final project

Where do I even start?

I haven’t done this much close reading in a long while, and my skills are still a bit rusty. Sometimes when it comes to writing essays, my brain will come up with words I want to type out, but it falls flat when I actually have to type them out. I’m still not really good at close reading or analyzing a passage since I usually default to just summarizing it instead of actually reading and coming up with interpretations for it. I’m also not good at explaining why a particular passage is relevant since I’m kind of out of touch with current events, which makes it hard for me to explain a passage’s significance if I’m not well-informed in the subject that I want to talk about. I also have to reread some of the “important” passages that we did/didn’t go over in class, since this semester went by so fast that I couldn’t find enough time to read the book.

So yeah, I still have a lot to learn. That being said, I’m exhausted from reading this whale of a book, and I can safely say that we all deserve a break for finishing this behemoth. You all have read the book, and you have read the whale. Enjoy your Thanksgiving.