MP #2 Reflection- Looking Back and Moving Forward

1)  The 2nd marking period was probably the one with the most work of my senior year. It was kind of what I expected and handled it as I could. I don't think I did the best job with keeping up with the invisible man work as far as the Bloom's notes but the rest I was able to keep up with. On both my symposiums I was able to contribute as much as I could with my second chance at the task. All the projects, papers, and blog post I did and on time which helped my understanding of the book. Invisible Man is very confusing to read, but with all the work and discussions we went over all help make the book easier to read.

2)  I did well on my themes, symposiums, and IRP's. I did a lot better than the first marking period by keeping up with the papers and homework. I could have done and will try to improve on doing all my homework and making sure it is all correct and complete. I will also spend a lot more time on papers making sure I hit every category that is required. For the the third and fourth marking periods I will make sure if there is anything I am confused about I will get help from Mr. Gabriele or any student before having to turn it in late.

3)  With lacrosse starting I am going to need to balance my school work and sports. I will need to make sure I don't slack behind in any classes and keep all my grades up. I hope to have a great second half of the year and make sure nothing like last year happens to me again.

IR MP #2 Blog Assignment Relfection

1) I really liked this type of independent reading project. It didn't have me only stuck reading a book, I got to look up new stories in types of readings I probably wouldn't read much about had it not been an assignment. The old style of picking a book, reading it, and then a big project due at the end is too boring and doesn't let you explore what is new going on in this world. It was great and I would definitely would suggest future classes use this method rather than the old one.

2) I got to learn a lot especially from reading other people's blogs. I get to see what other people are interested in and also the views of people on certain topics. Since there were different categories for each blog post, I wasn't only reading something about sports. Had this not been a project, I don't think that I would explore as much into other topics as I did with this.

3) I would not change a thing except maybe add more areas that the kids can find articles for. It was a great idea to have us pick 1 from three different types mixing it up so I suggest keeping that the same. As for anything else there isn't anything that I would change.

4) As far as blog post, no. As far as reading more articles and other people's blogs, yes. I enjoy reading what other people write and getting to see different views on ideas. It was fun blogging but I do not think I want to keep doing it on my own. Had it not been something we had to do for school, I really don't think I would have started blogs.