Participation Evaluation: 4th Quarter

General Procedures:

During fourth quarter, I mostly always come to class prepared. With an exception of forgetting my outside reading book or paper in my binder, I had all my materials. And besides that, I would borrow a book from Dr. D and just read that consistently if I ever forgot my book. I had a lot of problems with waiting to be dismissed, especially before lunch. It was a class issue, but I as well wanted to be dismissed early and always got impatient if I wasn't. This is something I need to learn and understand I can't do next year. I never leave class to go to the bathroom or other excuses to get out of class, and that's why I find time to do it throughout other breaks in the day. I never had any problems with getting out of class because I never did that. I also check the email and web a lot during the day, and try to email Dr. D as respectfully as I can if I have questions. I turn in my assignments when she asks for them, and if I don't have them I'll just turn them in the next day. In class, my participation has grown with the attitude I have toward activities we do in class, and I've learned to like them a lot better. When we have discussions, I pay attention, because I like to help guide them in class so I can understand what we're doing.

Lecture, announcements, and whole-class discussion:

Whenever Dr. D talks about an important topic that is on-task, I am always listening, but sometimes during talks I drift off. I think it could be side conversations or I just lose focus. I don't ask questions or comment with things that aren't relevant or even matter. Occasionally, whenever a peer comments, I have learned not to interrupt and let them finish what they have to say. Our class in particular has had problems with side conversations. Most of mine had to do with body language or sometimes spoken, if I was close to my classmate. Otherwise I was mostly paying full attention.

Individual and Group Work:

We had a lot more group assignments than individual in class, and compared to individual work I find we get off task more often in groups. We all do the work assigned, but it isn't as consistent because we talk off-task about other things. I agree that our group may talk, but never to where it distracts others. I help the group and try to cooperate them whenever Dr. D knows we're not on-task, or if we're running out of time and have to get the work done. Doing the work by following instructions is easy for me. Aiming beyond the minimum expectations can be harder because I usually don't know what to expect from doing extra work: it could be beneficial or unnecessary. Usually I like to focus on getting the main objectives done in a group or individual project. 

Growth:

Compared to the last three quarters, I'd say I have grown with participating. At the beginning of the year, I was more introverted because I didn't want to participate, but I quickly outgrew that in English class. Getting more comfortable with the class and discussions in class about assignments, novels, or even plays has helped me grow more aware of how I should act in class, and what I should contribute. I've learned that this year I can grapple topics a lot easier than in the past, and until now I have grown from the beginning to what I can contribute from my knowledge to the class.I hope that next year I can bring a great attitude and keep focused to what we're doing in class, so that way for English II I can be a more active participator.