2nd Quarter Refliections

      I cannot believe that we are already halfway through the year. It is just now starting to sink in that next year I am going to be in HIGH SCHOOL.

In what area do you think you made your biggest improvements in English Language Arts? 

      I think that the biggest improvement that I have made in ELA this year is with my annotating. This year, we read To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and we had to annotate A LOT. Last year, when we read Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, I think I did okay with annotating. Almost all of the annotations were questions. But this year, I really think I did a better job and I am really proud of myself for that.  

What is something you have accomplished since the new year that you are proud of?

      Something that I accomplished this year that I am proud of is finishing the 20 Book Challenge. The goal for everyone in the class was 20 books, but people could set higher goals if they wanted to. My goal was 40 books, like last year. I really think that I can finish it this year.

Where are you in your 40 Book Challenge? 

      So far for the 40 book challenge, I have read 23 books. I have read Beastkeeper by Cat Hellisen, Counting by 7's by Holly Goldberg Sloan, Paper Towns by John Green, Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K Rowling. The Hostile Hospital, The Carnivorous Carnival, The Slippery Slope, The Grim Grotto, The Penultimate Peril, and The End by Lemony Snicket. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, A Tree Grows in  Brooklyn by Betty Smith, Wonder by R. J. Palacio, Of Beetles And Angels by Mawi Asgedom, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, The Alchemyst by Michael Scott, and Notes From A Midnight Driver by Jordan Sonnenblick. I am halfway through the challenge which is perfect because we are halfway through the year! I am also doing Battle of the Books this year, which I think is going to help with this challenge. 

What has been the most challenging part of 2nd Quarter for you and what did/can you do to help overcome this?

      This Quarter, I have really struggled with the vocab tests. This year, I think that I have a lot more things that I have to do, whether it's clubs or homework or whatever I have to do, I forget to study for the vocab tests, and so I don't do as well as I did last year. I think that something that I can do to help is to set an alarm on Thursday nights to remember. I spend so much time on my phone that if I have to remember to do something, I either set an alarm or a calendar reminder. If I remember to study for the tests, I know that I will do better.