My Work
I have done some very good work this quarter in English class. I feel that I have improved on my writing skills, and my writing has become a lot more professional as the year has progressed. My first blog post is interesting to look back on because I can see for myself how much my writing has improved this year. My first post, titled Kraken Poem Analysis, was about the poem, The Kraken by Lord Alfred Tennyson. I put some quality effort into it but lacked sufficient skills to make it great.
My other blog posts increased in quality as the first quarter progressed. Created Monsters, my second blog post, was about “The Eyes of the Beholder” and “The Birthmark”. My understanding for blogging increased because I learned that the format of the piece is vital. I feel that it was better than the first one because it was easier to read, and contained some good content. Next, I did another blog post. It was called Prevalent Monsters and was about what monsters can teach us about humanity. I feel that that post was one of my best posts in terms of quality. It allowed me to improve as a writer and learn more about the topic I was writing about.
Succeeding
Out of everything we did this quarter, I feel I did the best in the discussions. I enjoy putting my thoughts about the novels we read. The first discussion, which was about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, was on the computer. I enjoyed the discussion, but felt I was restricted a bit. The next discussion, about the first part of Frankenstein, was a live discussion with about 5 other peers. During the discussion, I really got to express my thoughts about the novel. I also took part in the live discussion when we finished the book. I also enjoyed that discussion because the people in the discussion were fun and the conversation was very natural.
Challenge
The one thing I struggled with a bit this quarter was the S.C.O.U.T sheet. However, I didn’t think I struggled with it because I got a poor grade on it. The aspect of it that caused me to struggle, was the time I spent of it. It wasn’t very difficult, but it just took up a lot of time. The way I can improve on it, is to do it while I read the book. During quarter one, I did the S.C.O.U.T sheet after I read the book. I feel that if I do it while I read the book, it will lighten the burden when I finish.
Improvement
I feel that I can greatly improve on my planning next quarter. I felt as if I was a little bit rushed doing assignments in quarter 1. If I planned better, then it will be easier to know when to do assignments, and how much time I have to complete them. For example, if something is due at the end of the week, I can plan out how much time I can work on it each day. I feel that I will get more work done, and it will relieve a lot of stress from me.