The first quarter of high school went surprisingly well. It’s constantly been go, go, go in the classroom, so it’s refreshing to have some time to reflect. Despite acclimating myself to nightly homework assignments, the ease into high school has been pretty smooth. I’m starting to enjoy language arts more too! Besides being so far from my brother’s parking spot, it’s nice having class with Ms. Froehlich in the morning; I’m able to start the day in a more calm and creative environment. My classmates are brilliant and supportive, so it’s nice to know I will have helpful feed back from my peers no matter the assignment or situation. While the classroom maybe conducive to learning, writing is still impossible. It takes me hours of scrutiny to pick words worthy of even being typed. I’m clueless on how to fix this issue. Along with word choice, I’m still struggling with my ideas. I know the steps to creating a thesis, but for some reason the thesis just doesn’t come out as great as I imagined it in my mind. Although I’m still struggling with my writing, I now feel confident in using MLA format, finding credible sources and paraphrasing.
Oh by the way, I loved the photography and film unit! I felt that finding the meaning in certain shots was like piecing a puzzle together. That unit definitely changed how I’ll perceive all photographs now.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Looking back on the good ol' days... before the times of research papers
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alex, I also have found this year to be very enjoyable but also challenging. I am with you on the fact that i also cannot put my thoughts into words, I find it hard write what I wanna say. I too really like the photography and film analysis unit, i thought it was really cool and fun.
Creating a thesis and forming ideas around it is a skill that takes time to develop. Don't be so hard on yourself - the more you write the easier this task will become! All great work requires effort.
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