Academic Reflection

As the semester comes to a close, it is always interesting to look back and reflect on the events and opportunities my English class has given me throughout my first semester as a whole. At the beginning of this semester it was evident that I was feeling uncomfortable due to the adjustment that I was going through as a student moving to college. It was very difficult expressing myself through my writing since I was nervous about good impressions and my good grade. While this class was one of the most difficult courses that I have taken this far, it has become quite evident to me that I have grown a substantial amount as a writer and as a person; Especially, when it came to explaining my ideas, writing academic essays, and making arguments.

The most important experience that has positively impacted my academic performance is being in AVID for the past 5 years. AVID is an acronym that stands for advancement via individual determination, a college preparatory class that helps prepare you for college, get organized, and set goals. I have been enrolled in AVID since 8th grade learning how to become a better student, improving study skills and the way I communicate with the students and teachers around me.

In my second block Accelerated English class, I believe that I deserve at least a B based on my behavior, attendance, and participation. I would like to have faith in the idea that my behavior is pleasing and acceptable. For example, I have never gotten a referral both in English class and in school in general. Although I shout out sometimes, I try my best to not let this happen. I have to admit that my attendance isn't the finest, however I attempt to only miss school if I am sick, and if I am sick and/or absent, I make up my work as quick as I can. Finally, I conclude that my participation is superb. I always complete my work and I strive to do everything I can to secure an excellent grade in English. Therefore, based on my behavior, attendance, and participation in English class, I deserve at least a B.

During the whole process of designing the IMC plan for HP Sprocket in this semester, I have earned valuable experience about teamwork, and I have learned lessons not only from class, but also from the whole working process. First of all, I have to admit that this group is one of the best groups I’ve ever had, I used to think that only failed experience helps people learn and grow. However, this time in a well-organised group, I found that I was wrong, positive experience contributes as well. This essay will reflect what I have learned, and it will be mainly divided into two parts: academic reflection and experiential reflection.

I plan to graduate my sophomore year of high school with a 4.0 GPA. I cannot do that without an A in this class. I deserve an A because I have kept and maintained an A throughout the entire school year. I have achieved this feat by putting in extra hours after school, by learning how to write a good quality essay, and by being an excellent student. This class has not been easy for me.

The first semester in 9th grade is usually very challenging and difficult to go through for many of us. Taking AVID as a freshman was also a challenging experiment to go through. From taking notes in all core classes, doing weekly reflections (D.L.L.), getting grade checks signed, organizing my binder, turing in all my assignments on time, I felt very overwhelmed at first. During the transition from a middle schooler to a high schooler, I felt pressured, but as I moved continued, I finally got into the habit of doing my work and turning them in on time. In my first semester as a freshman AVID student, I have improved in many different areas. Putting effort and time into the works I have done, I feel very accomplished.

I would like to think that I had some significant growth as a writer in my first semester as a college student. My rhetorical analysis essay, persuasive essay, and reflective analysis essay were all very different from each other in how I approached them and felt about them, but each one helped me grow as a writer in different ways. The rhetorical analysis was my first college essay so I felt some extreme self-imposed pressure to do well on it. I really enjoy writing persuasive essays because it causes you to form your own opinions and support them with evidence. My least favorite essay would most likely have to be the reflective analysis essay. I absolutely despise sharing my thoughts and emotions with people, let alone writing them. Beginning the essay was extremely difficult for me. However, I did found it to be the easiest essay to write once I had all my ideas gathered together. The point is, these three essays all had their pros and cons to them, but nonetheless, they each helped me grow as a writer in their own way, which helped me reach many of the stated outcomes for this class. This paper examines some of my work in these essays and describes how I was able to reach some of the course objectives.

Last semester had its favorable moments, even though I wasn’t doing well in some of my classes, I actually enhanced my writing skills which led me to do well in my COM 100 class. Every essay I turned in would earn at least an 80. For my COM 100 class, I always handed in my assignments on time. If I had a reason to not hand in my assignments in on time, I would always let my professor know ahead of time. Along with this, I attended my classes. If had to miss a classes, it was only once or twice. Then the next day I would always ask my teacher if there was anything I needed to review for the class. Another favorable moment from last semester, I found myself participating and answering questions that were given by the professors. Along with the

I didn’t get an A on the next midterm, but that didn’t matter. I had three weeks left to raise my grade, and that day was about my commitment and work ethic. When the semester ended, I managed to get 95% on my third midterm and my final, and overall got a B+. This past fall semester, I aced Chemistry 2 while being in the top 10% of my class. It is from this experience that I had developed a strong appreciation for work ethic and personal commitment to fulfill the challenging tasks in college and later in medical

I write this in hopes of cajoling you to possibly increase my semester grade average by 10 points. Although I am currently engaging in a number of AP courses, I find English III to be the most difficult and time consuming of my entire schedule. An increase in my semester average will only help me in my future academic career. I adamantly believe that I am the hardest worker among my peers, and deserve to have a better overall grade due to my effort, attitude, and determination to be successful.

This quarter, through study of the assigned texts; I have learned about concepts such as ethos, pathos, and logos; further expanding my understanding of the process of writing and editing. From a functional standpoint, I have learned more about sentence structure and variance, punctuation, flow and the maintenance of a controlling idea and tentative thesis through the exercises completed this quarter. By reading and engaging with the content of The Little Seagull Handbook, by Richard Bullock and Michal Brody, I have improved my understanding of how to form paragraphs, create an argument, maintain proper tone, understand and present my purpose, properly complete research for an assignment, and present in line with MLA/APA formatting

For starters, I am entitled to an “A” because I set a goal and achieved it by improving my essay writing skills. Which, I have been able to so by learning different writing techniques, staying focused, and striving towards academic success. I have excelled well throughout the whole course by making it a priority of being in class everyday in the end, I was able to receive all of the writing skills that were taught and put them to use. Also by being in class every day I was able to get all key information needed for writing a good essay. I made sure to arrange all other things in my life around my class

Throughout my academic career, I have always been aware of that writing is one of my greatest weaknesses. But, this semester English 120 class has helped me gain more knowledge and acquire skills that would improve my writing significantly over the course. I have learned different techniques such as how to annotated lengthy papers, how to cite sources in MLA format. I can carry over all tools I have learned in this course and re-purpose them for intensive writing classes I take in the future. Every paper I composed throughout the course was a learning experience and fostered me to grow as an academic writer. And I was also given good sources that helped me get along the way.

Education is ingrained in our lives; we are as a society born to learn. The ability to reflect on this habitual learning is what separates an honors mindset from the average. Reflection occurs continuously and effortlessly, as though peering into a looking glass. I reflect in order to increase my potential as a learner and become an honors student. Evaluating my past, present, and future education ultimately will unlock my fullest potential for true academic reflection.

Throughout my first semester at Shasta College my goal was to go above and beyond what was expected for me. I have been exposed to many different types of people who have motivated me to succeed in college. As a result, I deserve an A in my English class due to my persistence, hard work, and regular class attendance. Because this is the first stepping stone on my educational journey, I look forward to using what I have learned from my English class to help me in my future