1.This week you recieved a grade report.  Reflect on your strengths and weaknesses for the 2nd marking period so far. 
My strengths this marking period were basically completing all of my assignments and finishing all of my papers on time.  My weaknesses this marking were completing all of my blog prompts when they were do which brought down my grade. 
2.What is one short term goal you can set for yourself?
One short term goal I want to set for myself by the end of the marking period is passing English with at least a B average. 
3.What do you have left to complete on your Career Exploration paper in order to have it turned in by the due date on December 7th?
In order to have my Career Exporation due by the date I need to complete part 2 & 3 and shadow my person that I choose. 
4.You will need a library card for the next module beginning on Monday, December 10th.  Do you have one?
Yes i have a library card. 

Now that the first marking period is coming to a close, do you think this course has been what you expected?  I think that now that the marking period is over everything that was told to me at the beginning ended up happening and it’s what I expected. 

Are you happy with your academic performance this marking period?  I am not happy with my academic performance because I feel like I didn’t put forth all of my effort this marking period.  One assignment I failed to complete this marking period is my paper about my novel and because of that I know I failed this marking period. 

Things that I learned this Marking Period

·         How to critique media

·         Write an effective essay

·         Write an effective thesis statement

·         How to manage my time

In what ways do you think you’re becoming more college ready?  I think I’m becoming more college ready by being on my own all the time in this course.  Also I’m becoming more college ready by creating my own schedule for when I will get my work done and I have to abide by my schedule. 

What was the goal you set for yourself last week?  Were you successful or not?  Explain.  Last week I was unsuccessful in setting a goal for myself. 

What is one short term goal you can set for yourself for the coming week?  One short term goal I can set for myself in the coming week is improving my grade next marking period. 

What have you been doing to keep up with your reading schedule and prepare for Student-led Discussions? To keep up with my reading schedule I have been just looking over it to see what I need to do on the days that I gave myself something to do.  Also for upcoming Student-Led Discussions I have been reading chapters from my book every night to be prepared for class discussions. 

What is the most profound idea you have had as a result of your reading?  The most profound idea I have as a result of me reading is that many women that travel to visit Thailand or many southern countries from the U.S. are abducted and sold into trafficking for a very little amount of money.   

What is the most interesting idea that resulted from a student-led discussions in which you participated?  The most interesting idea that resulted from a student led discussion that I participated in was music and media. 

What are you enjoying?  I am enjoying the things that are going on in my book including a girl being abducted and being tricked into going to school. 

What do you find challenging?  The things I find challenging is connecting and giving feedback to other people’s books because my mind is already in another place from connecting to my book.   
 

Based on the conversations and activities completed in the first module , what are your expectations for this course ? 
After reviewing the first module my expectations for English IV are very high.  I expect the course to be filled with many different ways of learning according to other people's learning styles.  I think that the Instructor will expect high expectations of us because we are English IV scholars and expect all work to be done on time and grade appropiate.  After taking this class we will be well prepared for are college courses and have a new vocabulary of words.  I dont have many concerns but the only thing i'll be worried about is writing essays and keeping up with online assignments.  I am looking forward to things that im use to doing and also things that put me at a disadvantage.  Im really looking forward to passing this course and gaining different skills that i can use for english later on in the years.