Exam Study Plan

First I should study my quizzes papers from third quarter and see what I need to work on.
From forth quarter I need to review the quizzes and papers.

Nervous Conditions was a big topic we went over so I would review the plot and characters that had a large impact.

For more specific purposes:

Thursday: Start studying all the things that are most unfamiliar to me. Maybe start with rhetorical situations.

Friday: Begin finding mistakes on my papers and correct them to further understand what I am doing wrong.

Saturday: Review Key vocab from all the topics we have covered

Sunday: Review everything til I know it well.

Monday: Review still unfamiliar topics.

Fourth Quarter

My fourth quarter has been one of the best quarters I have had this year. I have been really prepared for this quarter and I have gotten used to the amount of work we have. I have been pretty much prepared for class because i brought all me supplies to school when it was needed. I guess I could have taken better notes and participated in more class discussions. I believe I work really well with groups and i have always liked group work.

This quarter, compared to the other quarters, has been acceptionally better. I think the reason is because I wasn't really prepared for the class as well. Also the work load we have done has been very different for me, but I have gotten used to it and I appreciate it more and more.

Reading Response 5/7/12

I have read many books over my ninth grade year. More than I normally do. In turn I have learned that I am a decent reader. I didn’t read any extremely large books but I read books that were a good size. I had always known I was not the strongest reader. Before this year I never read much. Therefore I knew what my strengths in reading were. I am surprised i even read some of the books I did. I don’t normally like those books.

I haven’t really thought of outside reading being compared to the papers we write. After we read Nervous Conditions however, I was kind of interested in Post-colonial Literature. I am still reading The Death Cure but I think my next book will be Barefoot Running, which was given to me by my cross-country coach.


The Death Cure
5/1/2012-5/7/2012
Pages read- 70
Sat- 90
Sun- 70
Total- 160

Macbeth Character Perspective

From what Macbeth does on stage, his tone, and his facial expressions, i believe that Macbeth does want to be king at one point. When The Weird Sisters tell him that he will be king, he becomes more anxious and wants to become king faster. But he gets to thinking that since he will be king already he should just wait it out. His actions change when he realizes there are two people in line before him to be king.

The Night he kills King Duncan his stage performance and his tone changes. He becomes a nervous wreck and is very jumpy when he hears the slightest noise. I don't know how, but in that morning he changes again from a nervous wreck to someone who is calm and focused. He has many shifts in his actions and personality that i wouldn't be surprised if he changes yet again.

9th Grade Writing Reflection Rough Draft

Justin Rogstad

Dr. deGravelles

Block 4

4/29/12

9^th Grade Writing Reflection Rough Draft

                In my ninth grade year I have written many papers and essays. I have written more essays this year, than I have in all my other years of school put together. I believe it’s time for me to really sit down and reflect on my past writings this year.

                The first paper I wrote this year was “Publisher’s Tee”, and I must say I wasn’t a very strong writer at the beginning of the year. I was missing little mistakes that I shouldn’t have. Little errors like missing an apostrophe when showing possession and missing a question mark when the sentence was a question. Those small mistakes made me wonder why I missed those. The next paper I wrote was the “Cole Kennedy” which was a profile assignment on a person or place. This essay was significantly stronger than my first paper but I was still not very strong in my writing. I made fewer mistakes but still made careless mistakes like sentence fragments. One thing in common with my first two papers was the length. I remember struggling with length and having writer’s block often.

                Now in my third paper this year, I wrote a paper called “Addressee Unknown”. For this assignment we wrote a literary analysis on a short story of our choice. When reviewing my paper I noticed that this paper is where I started seeing my strength in my writing show up. I made fewer mistakes than ever, and I began to miss things that were not little careless mistakes; they were more reasonable mistakes than before. The length of my writing increased dramatically. This was the longest paper I had written in my entire school career so far. That is until I wrote my fourth paper, “A Nuclear North”. This assignment was to cover a global issue that is affecting the earth and to analyze it. This paper was almost five and a half pages. I thought this was unbelievable when I was writing this. Overall this paper showed my strength in writing. I only messed up on one thing in this entire paper basically, and that was the citations. I guess I just forgot how to cite.

                For the most part I agree with the grades I have gotten on my papers. The feedback this year has been really helpful and is one of the main reason my writing has progressed this year. I knew that my stronger aspects of writing were mechanics, organization, and word choice. Those aspects were shown in my writing this year. I however knew that support and sentence structure were lacking quite a bit. I will have to practice and work on those aspects to make my writing great. I now know that when I focus on my writing that I should look more closely at the aspects I am lacking in and pay less attention to what I am good at.

My writing has been decent throughout the year. What I believe will help my writing become better than decent make revisions more, and I should read my writing more carefully to try to locate all my mistakes so I can make my writing the best it can be. The main things I should work on is citations and just be careful of careless mistakes. If I find remember to make these adjustments, my writing will be at its highest potential for this year.

                 Next year in English II, I already know that writing will be tougher on me. I decided to make some goals for the future. I plan to practice writing with as much support and sentence structure I can to try to focus my skills to the lacking aspects of my writing. Before I write each of my papers next year I will be sure to review notes I have gotten this year, like “The Traits of Good Writing”. Another goal I may carry out is I might try to rewrite some of the papers I wrote this year and have people proof read and give me feedback. This way I can strengthen my writing skills and get a feel for good writing.

                My writing this year has been a beneficial experience that I will keep with me for the rest of my writing career. I hope that all this goal setting and planning will pay off in the long run. I also hope everyone else got as much out of this year as I have.

                 

Common Errors List

Common Errors List

-Comma Splice- A variety of run on sentences that occur when two complete sentences are joined with an unneeded comma.

My Error sentence: “We had already spent forever on the writing part, now we had to draw pictures. To top it all off I am terrible at drawing now, imagine how bad I was in 1^st grade.

Literacy Narrative

-Fragment: When a sentence is not a complete sentence and lacks some variables.

My Error Sentence: “Helping each person to feel good about themselves, even when they mess up.

Profile Assesment

-Inappropriate use of slang- Using slang when the reader may not understand what it means.

Error Sentence: “…stepped up their game…”

Global Issues Research Paper

-Apostrophe with possession- An apostrophe can show ownership when placed with a noun.

My Error: “Publishers Tea”

Instead, I should write:

Publisher’s Tea

Literacy Narrative

-Commas for belter understanding- When a sentence opens up with an introductory word it is very helpful to the reader to place a comma after the introductory element.

My Error Sentence: “As the years have progressed…”

Global Issues Research Paper

The Death Cure

The Death Cure
James Dashner
p. 62-123
Fri-60mins
Sat-40mins
Sun-50mins
4/16/12-4/23/12