My First Quarter Work B-
My 1st quarter here was perhaps the strangest one I ever had. As I switched from english 1 and 2 I was unable to do a lot of the assisgnments. however, the assignments I did in fact submit were good overall. I put in great effort into my work, and tried to make it the best I could. An assignemnt I particularly was the Hero's Journey Reflection that involved assessing movies and books, and developing my own conclusions as to how the maker of the piece was using the Hero's Journey template and what messages the author was trying to communcate through his work.
In class discussions were also something I enjoyed doing. Although I stuck with typing my thoughts on my computer throughout the quarter, it was nice to share my thoughts with other people in the class and see what was going on thier minds and their impressions of the book being discussed.
In class discussions were also something I enjoyed doing. Although I stuck with typing my thoughts on my computer throughout the quarter, it was nice to share my thoughts with other people in the class and see what was going on thier minds and their impressions of the book being discussed.
Greatest Success
My greatest success during this first quarter was the Hero's Journey Reflection, a piece of work I put effort in and in which I got a good grade. The assignment was right up my alley. It envolved assessing Star Wars: A New Hope, Princess Bride and a movie of my chosing and studying how each author applied the Hero's Journey to his work. The paper was challenging to write, I often had to read and re-read parts of the book and re-watch the movies, in order to develop my thoughts fully.
Greatest Challenge
My greatest challenge this quarter was keeping track of all my assignments, such as remembering to serve my 75 minutes on Membean, do my reading and submitting before my deadlines. Sometimes having so many things running simultaneously became a bit overwhelming, independant of whether they were hard or difficult to actually complete, and I often discovered some assignment was due by midnight or the next day, which led to some work being rushed and not as good as it could be.
Improvements For Next Quarter
I plan to improve the organziation of my work for the next quarter. Now that I figured out all the websites, Google Docs and the way things work in school, My organization will improve steadily. I also plan to start using my time more wisely. As a boarding student, I stay in school until dinner, and these 2:00 in between the end of school and dinner are often wasted or at least are never as productive as they could be.