Summary papers

Even though writing a summary was very difficult for me because I kept wanting to add my own opinion in there and not just what I saw, I enjoyed it and it was a different way of looking at a paper.  We had to write two summaries and I think doing the first one on Christo's Valley Curtain, was very helpful.  It was easy to follow and to be able to write about.  When we did the second one and got to pick, I picked After Innocence and it was a little bit harder to figure out what the main parts of the documentary were and what I should include in my paper.  Doing the first one on an easier film was helpful because it prepared me for the second one that was a little harder and I had a little more experience writing it.  I also liked peer editing the first paper, I think that was very helpful for someone else to read my work.  For the second paper, I did not peer edit it, I had several copies but I never had someone else read it and give me their opinion on it.  Overall, writing the two summaries challenged me to do something that I was not used to doing and get a new view on how writing can be.  It does not have to be just based off of a reading but can be based off of a film as well and I enjoyed the challenge that was given to me.