How To Write Self Reflection

To tackle my goals this semester I needed to have a clear focus. Tackling my goals this semester has made me a stronger dancer. From the start of the semester, I have wanted to work on the continuation of my goals from the previous semester. In each class I have worked on finding ways to work on my goals anyway possible. Reflecting my work from the beginning of the semester until now, I have seen myself wanting to be more dedicated to my goals each class. The goals I had for the semester helped me to progress and I continue to work on the ones I struggle with. By having a strong work ethic and clear focus I have had a chance to work on all my main goals throughout the semester: musicality, fluidity, tension, staying lifted in the core, and confidence.

Throughout this course we have done three sets of revision with our essays and learned a lot of skill to make our writing better and more professional. In general, I do not think I am a bad writer, but this class has taught me techniques that I can take with me as I advance into my college career.

Suddenly, enjoying a book was not enough anymore. I had to analyze it and uncover hidden meanings. I had to pull out every metaphor and flip through the pages for similes and character descriptions. My reading pace slowed because I had to stop on every other page to mark something down or highlight a specific word. I often told my mother that I probably would have enjoyed reading required books more if they were not assigned for school. Annotation and analyzations and the tests that came with them became a hindrance to my reading. In the following years, I would have to read for my English classes over the summer, I did not get to. My joy and sheer excitement for reading had plummeted severely. I still enjoyed the act of reading itself but with the school’s required literature, in addition to receiving more difficult homework in other classes, I began running out of time to read for fun. The term “reading for fun” should not exist, because there is no reason a child should not have fun reading, even if it is for a school assignment. It seemed, and still seems to me, that teachers were more concerned with making their class challenging than how much their students could truly benefit from the course. School is, and should be, a place of learning, but learning should not be equivalent to completing an assignment for the sole purpose of passing

It is quite clear that I am not a participative and also not an authoritarian leader because I stand between two of them as I score 12. The participative leader should have to get more than 15 and an authoritarian leader have to get less than 5 but as I have score 12, I can say that I am more of a participative leader not an Authotarian leader because I am more towards participative leadership style. The participative style refers to the teamwork approach and I feel that I have this characteristic more than any leadership style because I also like to do teamwork. I usually confer with group members before making decision so it means I have the quality of a consultative leader which means I also fall in the subtypes of a participative leader. But I can also be an Authoritarian leader when it will be needed. The Assertiveness is also a thing which describes my leadership style. I score 17 in leadership attributes Performa, how assertive are u? Form which I came to know I am assertive under the characteristics of an effective leader. Assertiveness is ‘referred to being forthright in expressing feelings, opinion, demand and attitudes’ (Durbin, 2006). The

Before this course started I didn’t believe I would become a better writer, but to a certain degree, I have. Since taking this course I have been able to grow and learn as a writer, editor, and creative. I have tried to improve particular aspects of my writing such as paying closer attention to my audience. I have learned writing skills and techniques from The Art of Rhetoric which I applied to my writings. In addition, an important and useful skill that I learned from this class was to start writing early. The next assignment was a working draft; it helped me write down all my thoughts and sources I had found and also determine if my focus was valid and in the right direction. After, having the working draft reviewed, the next drafts were

Well, I learned about this college when I mentioned to my guidance counselor about how I was applying to IUP and he said that this college would be a good thing for me to look into as well so I did. I then went home and checked into it more and realized that it would be an awesome experience and opportunity to go for. Throughout my high school, I have always taken advanced level classes to challenge myself. So I am experienced with honors classes and the challenge of them and thought that it would be a great idea and a good opportunity, if given the chance and accepted.

Self-reflection is one of the most challenging aspects of writing. Rationalizing why I deserve the Top Graduate award is a humbling task, but I feel as though I can present a strong argument. Consequently, the goal of this essay is to inform the board of my journey at Park University. My selection to compete for this award has been an honor in itself, and will do my best to give you my credentials. However, before I begin, I will lay out a concise background on myself to help you understand a little about who I am.

When I first started elementary school I was horrible at writing and speaking English, despite English being my first and only fluent language. I started every sentence with "also" and I could hardly say my name. I generally looked at my mom to say pronounce it for me. To be fair, though, Xzavior is a hard name for someone in Kindergarten to pronounce. I was so bad that the school had to put me in an extra English class, so that I did not fall too far behind. Sadly, I did not improve quickly and created a horrible(and hilarious) sentence stating my improvement by first grade (figure 3). Luckily, by fourth grade I had improved enough to only take the required English course for my grade. However, "artistic" writing has never been my forte

The session began with listening to a familiar story with a social topic. Then, the students enact the story and were

Throughout the lesson, students seem to be confused by the story and the instruction provided by the teacher. There was no effort made prior to reading the story to connect to or activate previous knowledge or experiences relating to the book. At only one point does the teacher stop to assess understanding, but after it becomes clear that students are lost there is no further attempt to clarify for those who are in need of help. A few students try to seek answers by asking the teacher and other classmates questions, and it is clear that they are lost in the text when they are unable to answer Ms. T’s pointed comprehension questions. When it has been made clear that they will not receive help, it is obvious that the students begin to check out of the lesson and find other ways to use their time.

I enjoyed writing this essay. I feel like this is the first time I ever formatted as this. It was interesting to use a block quotation and close read and analyzed each part relating to each part of the story. I could sum up the whole meaning behind the conclusion so it was neat. I don’t mind what I will get on this essay because I worked my hardest to accomplish this essay. Also, this is the first time I tried this method so I am also anxious how well I will do.

I walked into my first day of 6th grade English class greeted by a young woman with a voice that easily filled the entire classroom. I listened intently as my English teacher introduced herself and enthusiastically described all the creative assignments that were awaiting us. As the bell rang, signaling the end of class, I excitedly thought to myself that this was going to be a great teacher who challenged me. After all, writing was one of my passions as evidenced by the endless notebooks and scraps of paper that blanketed my bedroom. As the first few days unfolded I was optimistic and excited. That was until the work began.

I have attached group 3 presentation. I would appreciate feedback pertaining to the amount of information on each slide. If the slides have too little or too much information please inform me. I have worked on this project alone for weeks. I am also sending this e-mail to inform you that working on this project has been a true challenge. Jennifer has not been the easiest person to work with. She isn't someone I feel I would want to work with in the future. The night you assigned groups I took the time to speak with Jennifer. She seemed bothered by the fact that I addressed her after class to discuss the details of the assignment. She stated she wanted to pick numbers to determine what parts would be assigned. I had no issues

A self-directed, intrinsically motivated and active learner, according to (Guglielmino, 1977/78, p.73), will take initiative and be independent while taking responsibility for her learning. She will persist and see problems as challenges to overcome. She will be very curious and enjoy discovering new things using well-practiced basic study skills. She is usually self-disciplined and organizes her time well. She will set goals and develop plans in order to achieve them.

During the duration of this course and the numerous discussions initiated in lecture, I have been able to utilize the concepts proposed in class to further my intellectual development and thinking. While many concepts have been discussed in class, the topic of secondary witnessing was the one I could relate to the most. Just like Art Spiegelman, I am a second-generation witness to my father's life post-Vietnam war. I am a part of the generation that will continue to transmit my father's war stories to future generations. I am witness to the Vietnam war in terms of how it affected survivors, such as my father, even though I didn't live through that experience myself, tying in the concept of post-memory as well.