The reading lunch was a great way to bring our classmates together to talk about something we usually don't have conversations about. I am very glad that Dr.d started this because not only did we talk about great books and have fun we also got bonus points, something I was definitely in need of. In the first quarter I led a discussion on The Great Escape, even tho there weren't to many people in attendence my group had a great time discussing the book. At the second lunch I led a very large group on The Hunger Games, we had a blast talking about the book, especially the parts in the book that weren't in the movie but in the book and vice versa. The reading lunch was great and I hope next years freshman take advantage of it and have fun like we did!
Last Post of the year thanks for viewing!
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Evaluation
This quarter I feel like I have done better in many categories such as preparation and participation. During the quarter I can only remember one time I was not prepared for class which was a great improvement to last quarter. I have never been tardy to class either and I have worked to get better at checking my email and assignments. One thing I struggled this quarter on was turning assignments on time, this brought my grade down and I hope I can learn from this mistake.
During the class period I am always participating with relevant comments and questions to the topic being issued. Although I had some side conversations, I didn't have nearly as much as last quarter. Also another area I improved in was taking good notes, I found it very helpful in preparing for tests and my grades reflected it. When we do group work in class I have found that it helps me dramatically if I engage in the topic with my peers especially in writing situations. I try hard to stay on topic during group work because I want to help others like they help me.
In the beginning of the year I did not participate correctly, for example I engaged in numerous side conversations and didn't contribute to the class discussion. As the year went on and participating in class became very important I rose to the occasion. I have dramatically changed for the best in participating, this quarter I was even able to sit with Cody and not get distracted.
During the class period I am always participating with relevant comments and questions to the topic being issued. Although I had some side conversations, I didn't have nearly as much as last quarter. Also another area I improved in was taking good notes, I found it very helpful in preparing for tests and my grades reflected it. When we do group work in class I have found that it helps me dramatically if I engage in the topic with my peers especially in writing situations. I try hard to stay on topic during group work because I want to help others like they help me.
In the beginning of the year I did not participate correctly, for example I engaged in numerous side conversations and didn't contribute to the class discussion. As the year went on and participating in class became very important I rose to the occasion. I have dramatically changed for the best in participating, this quarter I was even able to sit with Cody and not get distracted.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Letter to English 1
Dear Classmates,
I think we can all agree this year in English has been very challenging; but I believe we all got better at the different aspects of english we covered in class. From writing research papers to reading about a bunch of kids going crazy on an island I'd say we had a fun but diffcult year. For me this year writing my research paper was the hardest for me because of all of the sythesizing research and incorporating qoutes into a paper. The thing that kept me going in writing this paper was my intrest in my topic which was the Black Market weapons sold to Mexican Drug Cartels from the U.S.
Our class this year was very fun as a whole and with limited interruptions from our fellow classmates we were able to explore different parts of literature. I believe this year has improved my writing in many areas and I look forward to taking what I learned this year to my English class for next year. It has been a great year and I hope most of us will get to be in a class together next year!
Sincerely,
Daniel R.
I think we can all agree this year in English has been very challenging; but I believe we all got better at the different aspects of english we covered in class. From writing research papers to reading about a bunch of kids going crazy on an island I'd say we had a fun but diffcult year. For me this year writing my research paper was the hardest for me because of all of the sythesizing research and incorporating qoutes into a paper. The thing that kept me going in writing this paper was my intrest in my topic which was the Black Market weapons sold to Mexican Drug Cartels from the U.S.
Our class this year was very fun as a whole and with limited interruptions from our fellow classmates we were able to explore different parts of literature. I believe this year has improved my writing in many areas and I look forward to taking what I learned this year to my English class for next year. It has been a great year and I hope most of us will get to be in a class together next year!
Sincerely,
Daniel R.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Reading Reflection
Over the course of the year I have been expanding my reading limits and I believe I have become a better reader. Although I am excited about moving on to be a sophmore it makes me sad to believe my freshman days are coming to an end. My reading greatly developed from reading Harry Potter to the Godfather which was a true challenge.
I believe I have been able to discover more in books better after learning about theme and other devices in literature which I carried over into outside reading. For example I really didn't know how to identify theme in a piece of literature and now after learning about it in class I can easily find theme in any work. I am not sure what I will read next, right now I have been reading Newspapers and Magazines.
25 mins ESPN the magazine/ 30 minutes the Advocate Sports section May 6/ 30 mins Sports Illustrated April/ 35 mins The advocate May 7
I believe I have been able to discover more in books better after learning about theme and other devices in literature which I carried over into outside reading. For example I really didn't know how to identify theme in a piece of literature and now after learning about it in class I can easily find theme in any work. I am not sure what I will read next, right now I have been reading Newspapers and Magazines.
25 mins ESPN the magazine/ 30 minutes the Advocate Sports section May 6/ 30 mins Sports Illustrated April/ 35 mins The advocate May 7
Through the eyes of Macbeth post
Wow, what a time I have had so far, from killing the undeserving Duncan to becoming the King of Scotland. My wife has proved to become a true monster and I wonder what will happen between us; she forced me to kill Duncan. I could not believe I actually killed him and know that I have become King I realized that the witches prophesy has come true.
Ever since then my mind has been all over the place; I cannot ever reveal to anyone why I am acting weird. Since I have become King it ha become even harder to live with my dangerous, crazy spouse. She convinced me to kill Duncan just so that she could be Queen; I am starting to wonder if she even loves me for me or just for the monarchy. Its been quite difficult and according to the prophesy more pain will come.
-Macbeth-
Ever since then my mind has been all over the place; I cannot ever reveal to anyone why I am acting weird. Since I have become King it ha become even harder to live with my dangerous, crazy spouse. She convinced me to kill Duncan just so that she could be Queen; I am starting to wonder if she even loves me for me or just for the monarchy. Its been quite difficult and according to the prophesy more pain will come.
-Macbeth-
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