Semester Academic Goals (Humanities)

Goal 1:To Participate

My goal this semester is to participate more in class like in "the word of the day" I plan on reading the example I do for the word, and participate to read "the word of the day", because I see that participation is a big part or your grade.

Goal 2: Pay attention

When I'm class i get distracted and I start talking to people and i stop paying attention. When they say what the homework is I never listen so in the end of the class I get out not knowing what we have to do and I have to be asking everyone.

Goal 3: Using habits of mind

I plan on all my work using the habits of mind because every single one up there helps your work look better so I play on turning in my best work.

Semester Academic Goals (Mysics)

Goal 1: My goal this semester is asking for help.


My goal this semester is When I don't get something to ask people around me, and if they don't get it then I will ask the teacher. Because last semester it was difficult for me because I would never ask for help, if I didn't get it I would just not do it.

Goal 2:Doing my Home Work

When we get homework they usually give us time to do it in class but I just don't do it, I wait until I get home but either way i get distracted at home so in the end I end up not doing it and i have to do it the next day in the trolley so now if they give us time to do it I will use my time wisely.

Goal 3:Checking my work

I usually just turn in my work without checking my answers and that's why I get my answers wrong so I'm going to start check my answers before I turn anything in.

Time Travelers Pillar

Project Description:
We had to paint a drawing on the 9Th grade common pillars with what your civilization had to do with. I had to do mine about Anasazi Art and Architecture. I drew the dwellings they lived in with a pot that they made on top.

Process:
I had to go on google and look up their dwellings. I looked up the easiest one to draw because I'm not an artist. First I traced it with a pencil just in case I messed up, then after I started to paint over it, then came my beautiful master piece.

Reflection:
What did you learn?
-I learned that a picture really does represent what I was learning in class about Anasazi Art and Architecture.

What challenges did you encounter?
-I didn't really encounter any challenges because painting my drawing was fun. :)

What would you do the same or different?
-I wouldn't do anything different because I'm happy with how the drawing came out.

How will this help you later?

-This will help me in my drawing skills, and my artistic eye. ;) ha ha

Time Travelers Essay

Project Description:
This project was about us being put in a group of 3 or 4 people and getting stuck with a civilization. Then we have to figure out stuff about that civilization and figuring out what we could make to send back so the thing we make can help that certain civilization. It was either a boat, trebuchet, or a water transportation system.

Process:
I had to look up as much things about Anasazi art and architecture. After that I had to put what I learned about it into 7 Paragraphs. I had to set up those paragraphs in t.e.a format.

Reflection:
What did you learn?
-I learned what the Anasazi slept in and how they would get their water. It was very interesting how they would build their own homes with dirt. I also got to learn about other peoples civilization because during the exhibition we got to walk around and ask things about their civilization.

What challenges did you encounter?
-The challenges that I had was just writing the essay. To me that was the hardest because I'm not good with writing.

What would you do the same or different?
-I would not copy and paste things into my essay from the Internet or my resources. Next time I would just turn it into my own words.

How will this help you later?
This helped me learn how to write professional letters so when I have a job and I want to write a letter to my boss I will know how to.