Meditate on the events of quarter one. How did you do in this class? What did you learn? Which of your academic skills improved? Where are you still struggling? How is the class environment? What can you do to further strengthen the learning community in our classroom? What are your goals for Q2? Basically, how did things go for you and what can you do to improve or to make things more successful for yourself and others?
I thought I did well in this class. I struggled slightly in essays and in organization. I also learned a lot and made improvent in both of those categories. I also learned how to write a thesis statement (9th grade didn't really cover Thesis S.). I am still struggling in both of these areas (essays/organization. The class environment is good. Writing in class and sharing ideas makes it easier to progress and makes the environment more comfortable. Some goals for the second quarter are thesis statements, essay writing, and organization (both in essays and overall). I think continuing along the current path (writing a lot, practicing thesis statements in class, and various classroom activities) will best help me progress.
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Wow Silas! I have the same goals as you! :)
And I have to agree that 9th grade didn't spend much time on thesis statements.
Here's to a good 2nd Quarter!
WOw. All I can say is wow. You debriefed the crap outta quarter 1. Keep it up bra, but then again, its just natural for you.
I totally agree with you on the thesis part Silas. I remember for the Summer Reding Essay, I needed so much help from Ms. Froehlich for my thesis statement. But I think that I got it down now. It isn't perfect but it improved! I also learned a lot about theme. For us in 9th grade, theme was just a topic or a single word. It is really hard now and forces us to go deeper into the text. But yeah, I pretty much have the same goals but I think that I pretty much nailed organization last year.
Good to hear that you're feeling more confident about thesis statements. Just wait until after completing a 5-8 research paper, you'll feel like a master!
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