Portfolio Reflection Guiding Questions

Today you received back your portfolios from this year. Here were the guiding questions for your reflective writing:

1. Which piece of writing are you most proud of this year? Why?

2. In looking at these artifacts, think about your writing process and confidence. Have they changed over the course of this year? Do you think your writing or writing process have improved? What is your evidence for such changes? Have you developed a reliable approach to writing that helps you generate something good?

3. Reread your "Value of Literature" essay. Do you still agree with yourself? What new or different value do you see in reading literature?

4. Consider the texts we read this year for this class. Which of these did you enjoy? Why? Which didn't you enjoy? Why? What were the major themes or big ideas you will take with you?

Calendar & Final

We have just two weeks left! HERE is the calendar and an explanation of your final. This final is an essay or piece of writing that offers you an opportunity to say goodbye to high school (forever!). It should be reflective, personal and thoughtful. I hope it is also a meaningful final assignment.

Steve Jobs' Commencement Address

Today we watched Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address:



In our blue books we wrote reflectively:
What are the three important moments or relationships in your life that have shaped who you are today? 

This weekend...

continue work on your Outside Reading Project. It is due fully finished Friday, May 20th. You will share them with your classmates on that day.

Outside Reading -- PROJECT

You should now have finished your Outside Reading book! This week we begin work on the project for your book. This project is meant to be creative. HERE are some ideas.

This project is due Friday, May 20th.

Test Tomorrow!

Don't forget to study so you feel prepared for tomorrow's test.

Seminar Tomorrow, Exam Wednesday

Tomorrow is our last seminar for The Awakening. You should be fully finished with the book by then. In order to participate you must also complete some questions. HERE are the directions. This document also contains the study guide for your exam on Wednesday.