Marking Period 1 Reflection

This marking period has defiantly been a difference from my last years honors English class already visible through the first marking period. This year our novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee was read and analyzed at a much quicker pace than any of our core novels last year. Classwork and homework is assigned and handed in at a much quicker pace. Last year we would have 3-5 chapters due in a week when this year we had to read usually ten chapters in one week and complete our keynotes. The keynotes are more of an in depth analysis and essays we have to construct based off of our reading. One thing that was new for me this marking period was to continuously week after week doing a blogging assignement. In the previous years teachers had always said we were going to do it but after they realized not a lot of people had accounts or knew how to use it they changed it to a simposium or a fish bowl. Another thing that was new for me this year was how we conducted a fishbowl. Last year we usually talked about the plot, when this year we are expected to analyze the characters and events. This marking period the students were responsible for a lot of the work at a quicker pace. The vocab test was rediculously hard my grade was saved by doing the extra credit. Overall this marking period has set the tone for what expectations Mr. J wants from us and how we will need to work in order to improve as a writer and earn the best grade possible.