Reflections – A Moment on Pause

October 26th, 2018

There are a lot of things that I still need to nail down for my grading conference. First, of all I really dislike the idea of Gradeless as it is instituted in this classroom. This is argument for another time, as the first making period has come o a close and I need to draft an argument. I have worked had in this class and I think my work deserves and A+ grade even though we’re gradeless. Before I consolidate my work I would like to take a look a my Academic Behavior and the work I have done outside of class. First, my grade on HAC, 100.37%. This depicts my positive academic behavior, I turned all of my work in on time, which is very important to achievement in the classroom. The extra credit also reflects my effort and attention to detail in my work. I have also practiced my independent reading even though not officially assigned. After I have discussed these points I will then shift to the actual content of my work. I will first start with he feed back points I have personally received from Mr. Heidt. From there I will connect this to the standards for the first marking period. After this I will move on to the peer feed back I have received. I will then connect this to the standards as well. I want to mostly consonance on my growth as a learner.

October 19, 2018

In GHEnglish I wrote a piece on my Cognitive Map(How I Think). After submission, Mr. Heidt gave us evaluative feedback on my writing. I agree completely with his response. I have strong paragraphs, each of them is developed well and fit the essay. In each of these paragraphs I used vivid images, that convey my way of thinking. While my paragraphs are solid the connections and flow between them are not. I had recognized that my essay did not flow well, but I was unsure as to how. Mr Heidt called the sentencing “herky jerky,” which I agree with. I had noticed this after revision with a peer. I am not a string enough writer to know how to fix this, but I do want to go back and revise. I think that revision is important to the writing process even after you have completely finished a piece. Nothing is ever final. My plan is to gain the skill to improve my flow at the upcoming writing workshop. After this I want to go back and revise my essay for the flow issues between my paragraphs and ideas.

September 14, 2018

Around this point last I was still getting used to a new building and a new school life. When I wrote my Reading and Writing Reflections from last year I was still adjusting and I think that that may have affected the quality of my work. In those works I used the metaphor, “I would compare my reading to a horse being lead to water. You can lead me to it, but you can’t make me drink. I love to read, but I don’t like to be forced to.” for my reading and, ” I would compare my writing to Nemo and his disabled fin. Unless I paddle really hard I won’t go anywhere.” for my writing. I think that these only slightly reflect me as a reading and writer. As for my reading, it is true I don’t want to be forced to read, but I feel that since I focused on that got away from the purpose. I also feel as if I focused on the wring part of my writing. Moving forward I want to focus on the string parts of my reading and writing while improving my weaknesses. I feel as if I let my drawbacks hold me back more than they should. I hope in this year and beyond of English to improve my skills and progress further as a Reader and Writer.

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