1. Number of Posts: 15
2. Quality of Posts: Brandon has done a great job of regularly posting with at least two posts a week. He has covered a variety of topics in his posts--in particular, he has successfully incorporated (and critically analyzes) Shakespeare's influence on modern culture. Some particular posts in this vein include The Simpsons and Julius Caesar, Henry IV Movie Adaptations, and Shakespeare and Rap Music. His posts are high quality with well-articulated ideas on subjects that he finds interesting and his interests are easily passed on to the reader through his writing. He has posted frequently and seems to have met a variety of learning outcomes, including critical analysis, sharing with other people, incorporating modern culture, etc.
3. Strengths: I mentioned some of Brandon's strengths above. In particular, I think he has a nice balance of critical analysis with fun and interesting modern culture observations. It's clear that he's having fun with the blog, but also not taking it too lightly. He has done an excellent job of posting on each of the different plays that he has read throughout the semester and finding different ways to approach each one, from movie reviews to scholarly resources. He's also done a great job of keeping up with the reading schedule for the first part of the semester and completing his "breadth" requirement.
4. Suggestions: My main suggestion for Brandon is to identify a theme that has begun to establish itself in his blog, and really emphasize that theme for the rest of the semester. He didn't identify a particular theme with his learning outcomes, but I think it would be a great way to narrow in on his own Shakespeare "niche" and make his posts and blog stand out. I also think this could help drive the blog for the rest of the semester and present opportunities for depth.
Overall, I think he's maintained a great blog thus far and I'm excited to see where he takes it for the remainder of the semester.
