2nd Quarter reflection

          As this 2nd quarter ends there are many things that have contributed to my writing and to my learning in ELA in a positive way. For example an area in language arts that I have improved on a lot is my writing. Now it’s more easier to have my ideas come out on to my writing. In the beginning I wasn’t the worst writer but I wasn’t writing in the level that I wanted. Now it’s more easier for my ideas to flow and make my writing sound more professional. Annotating was another big accomplishment too because at times I would annotate information that was irrelevant to what I was supposed to be looking for.
          Another improvement that I have accomplished in this class since the new year is being more attentive to the world. Before I didn’t really see the news or anything of that sort. Me being involved with my surroundings has made me analyze to what's happening in the world. It also helps me in my writing. For example me reading the newspaper has influenced me to try to mimic some of their techniques into my own work.
          The most challenging part of 2nd quarter was to keep up with the assignments. Even though I didn't miss any it was hard and challenging because Mrs.Larson was already expecting us to have a more professional writing. Along with a lot more reading. We made about two blogs on books that we had to read on our own. Another thing that I had a bit of a hard time on was on research. Even though I love doing research it’s a lot more challenging when you have to make sure your sources are trustworthy.