Compose a reflection on the timed writing. Where do you feel you were successful and where did you struggle? What SKILLS do you believe you need to develop in order to be successful on the next TW?
Please leave your reflections in the comment box below with your name and class period.
David Barradas
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In the time writing that we did today I felt that was successful at the intro i made. However, when i started to develop my essay I struggled to find a deeper relationship between the social commentary on marriage without love and the evidence I choose to depict this idea.
Vetrecia Jones
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I felt successful in being able to understand the author's stance and the social commentary. Unfortunately, I had trouble trying to form my introduction and making sure my writing was specific. I need to practice on writing more specific details and not making my writing so broad.
Jabreal
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It was easy to come up with a thesis and find the theme. I did have troubles creating the passage and making it make sense to whoever was going to read it. I can say things in my head I just have trouble making them into coherent words. I also let my annotations get in the way of me answering the question directly instead of being too general.
Regan 1st period:
ReplyDeleteI feel I was pretty successful on the characterization part.I probably struggled on the other part of the question, which I don't remember. I feel a few skills I may need to develop in order for my next TW to be successful may be to not summarize the story but actually answer the question. And also break down the question more. After that, my TW will be successful.
Colleen Lucas 2nd period
ReplyDeleteI was successful nowhere it was difficult for me to get my thoughts on paper. The skills that I need to obtain to be more successful on the next time writing is to try harder & dont second guess & give up
Omar Rodriguez
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I feel like I wasn't successful on any part, but the easiest part was the characterization. I didn't really know anything about what was meant from narrative voice and social commentary. In order for me to be successful I need to know how to annotate better and to be more confident in my ideas.
Juan Hernandez
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I don't think I did well on the timed writing because I couldn't put my ideas into words and I found it difficult to finish the writing on time. I think I have to pace myself and work faster to be more successful on the next timed writing.
Juana Bailey
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I feel I was successful at identifying the narrative voice, as well as the characterization. I could connect the social commentary with them, but it wasn't strong enough to be a good intro. I struggled writing a strong topic sentence and thesis, managing my time, and staying calm the whole time because I didn't know what to write. I believe I need to develop a sense of calmness, time management, and the ability to write a good intro in order to be successful on the next timed writing.
Mykell Shankle
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I felt that my intro was successful although working from there is where it got difficult. Trying to write the social commentary with my person thoughts on marrying someone you don't love was hard. Also trying to understand where the author stood on the engagement.
Mykell Shankle
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I felt that my intro was successful although working from there is where it got difficult. Trying to write the social commentary with my person thoughts on marrying someone you don't love was hard. Also trying to understand where the author stood on the engagement.
Aaron Massinburg
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I feel i struggled finding the authors position on the topic which made it difficult to write on the social commentary . i also found difficulty in organizing my thoughts and writing them all down correctly . Annotating the passage was stressful but between that and the thesis i belive that those where there areas i had some type of success with today.
Tia Shofner
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I felt I was successful in managing my time but I wasn't focused on what I was actually writing and getting my ideas together. Next time I need to be focus , stay on task , and get my thoughts better written on paper .
Henry Hiracheta
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I felt okay with my introduction and uderstanding of the author's message, but found it difficult to support my opinion with evidence. My reponse also lacked structure. To better my TW i need to learn how to support my opinions and not just repeating my thesis.
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Kindra Rodgers
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I felt my intro was okay i didn't understand exactly what i was supposed to write about at first but as i continued to write my understanding became better. I felt the rest of my story was successful
Cameron Hicks
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I didn't grasp the idea of the question when beginning the TW, shortly after I began to understand. I retained the "social commentary" part very well, it was easy to pull from the passage. I struggled a little with how to pull out the characterization & how it would add to the social commentary. On the next TW I need to focus myself and undertand the question a little better.
Kaylan Rodgers
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I felt confident about my thesis statement. I never really understood how to write one until I set foot in your class. I feel my weakness would be not knowing how to write down on paper what I'm thinking in my head; this is a struggle for me. I also felt as if I didn't have structure and constantly tend to repeat myself. I need to practice on managing my time and finishing in time. I also need to learn to let my thoughts flow onto my paper.
I feel as if i anatated very well but may have. wasBeen more succesful with understand the Point of view in the passage as well as the commentary, marriage without love and societies point of view of their standars but I had a hard time with putting my thoughts on the paper like it was in mu mind I think I need to develop how to bring my words and thoughts out of my head onto the paper .
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I felt I was successful in annotating the selection and finding the overall theme, but when it came to trying to put my thoughts and notes all together in flowing words I struggled with where to put things. The time factor has also always been a problem for me as I always tend to freak out when there is a stall in my writing, when I can't think of or write an introduction, and when I don't have time to write a conclusion. To be successful on the next timed writing I need to calm down a bit and not focus on the time aspect while also managing my time better with pacing myself ( because I tend to lose myself in my writing ) in order to have enough time to write a solid conclusion.
Throughout the timed writing I became confused on how to put all of the information I lessened myself on into one well written essay, I knew the strategies the author used to plead his case but organizing them into my thesis put me into a pickle. My vocabulary and word choice gave me a hard time so i began to write a bunch of mess on my paper. Understanding the passage wasn't my downfall, it was definitely my though process and organization of words to come to a well written essay.
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Gaby Vela
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I felt I was successful in identifying what the author was trying to convey. However, my response lacked the structure and analysis of a good essay. In order to improve I think that I should plan my response more and learn how to focus better because I kept getting distracted.
Janet Melendez 3rd pd
ReplyDeleteI feel like I wasn't successful on any part of today TW :( ,I didn't really know anything about narrative voice nor social commentary. In order for me to be successful I need to know how to annotate better and to be more confident in my ideas starting with my thesis and understanding the text more!
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ReplyDeleteI feel like I successfully made my point clear even though I struggled to get my complete thought out. I would do better next time if I could develop my answer more and make it a lengthier and more elaborate response.
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In the time writing today I felt that I had a very strong thesis statement and a understanding of the authors details towards the two characters. But I did struggle on how to turn that into the social commentary making of the authors view point. I think I need to expand my vocabulary to understand the bigger picture that could be there, and just to work on understanding the text a little more.
Genarvis Sears
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In the timed writing today I honestly need to work on planning my essay and not writing because I dont have any more time because when I start doing that I end up writing about irrelevant things that dont pertain to the questions provided for you to answer. I also need to stop being so direct about what im talking about and I need help understanding the text.
Tori tenison 3 rd period
ReplyDeleteIn the timed writing today I felt like the question was the hardest to describe. I didn't really understand it so it was hard to write about the story. But overall I think I did well.
Jamiah Tubbs
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I struggled with transferring my thoughts to the paper in a way that made sense. While trying to answer the question, I found myself retelling the story instead of making my point with strong evidence. I need to improve on processing and writing down my complete thoughts.
Olive kinga
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I understood the authors insightful sentiments, as well as the authrs thought frame. I felt short in comprehending what the authors main idea was in analyzing the characters short commings. I will be willling to improve on my analyticaljills in order to develop a higher order thinking.
On the time writing, I believe I was successful on going back and finding text evidence to back up my statement. I struggled on developing the essay how i want it and geeting my thought out. The skills i need to develop on the next TW is analyze the question better.
ReplyDeleteI struggled with the characterization along with identifying the social commentary. I felt that my thesis statement wasn't as strong as it should have been, and I had trouble gathering my thoughts and putting them together. I also struggled with dividing my time equally.
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I felt confident about understanding how the author characterized the characters in the passage to fit the social commentary he created. However, I struggled to get all of my thoughts on the paper. I need to improve my time management when it comes to annotating the passage and getting my thoughts together.
Amara Okwubanego
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This is my 7th time trying to post so excuse me if my message is short and to the point.
I struggled with beginning with my essay i had no idea how i wanted to beginning my essay or the points i wanted to make
I grew confident towards the end of my (incomplete) essay becasue once i had a flow my ideas grew stronger.
I need to develop my skills in just starting my essay. being clear about what i want to write.
Lafiel Smith
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I had trouble with my theais statement and putting what i had to say on paper. I need to improve my analysis skills and finding all the details and putting everything into context.
Yazmne Stewart
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I think I successfully answered the question that was being asked but I struggled with developing my complete thoughts and putting them in a way that makes sense I knew what I wanted to say I just didn't know how to say it.
Victoria Hatton
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I struggled getting my thoughts on the paper and getting mythoughts to flow the way I was thinking. My thesis I thought sounded good but the rest of the essay I really struggled on trying to get it to flow and realky getting what's in my head on papper.
Keyundra Smith
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The time writing we did was a process because it was a short story having few details, imagery, and getting straight to the point. I had a success in annotating the passage, I just needed help on putting all my information into the passage without repeating the same thing. The skills I need to succeed in the next time writing is practicing on writing a good thesis statement and putting my information into a well organized essay.
Moriah Nolen 3rd
ReplyDeleteWriting the essay was a bit of a challenge for me. I haven't written an essay since I took my ACT in June so I kind of lost my touch. It took me about 30 minutes to figure out what the essay question was about so once I finally figured it out I put out a good thesis and first paragraph.
Tatyanna Chambers
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I felt successful understanding the passage. The passage was a easy read and the vocabulary was easy to understand, but the question that was asked about the passage was difficult. I really didn't understand what the question was asking or how to put my thoughts on paper about the things I did understand on paper
Miguel Rivas
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I believe i was unsuccessful on answering the question particularly the narrative voice and organizing my thoughts on paper because i believe i drifted of topic slightly.
Sta'Vecia Teal
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I feel that I didn't successfully answer the prompt even though I understood it. It was difficult to express my thoughts on paper, organize them, and incorporate the narrators commentary.
I feel that I was not successful at all. I didn't really catch the real understanding of social commentary. My problem is that I think too hard about things and I don't see things as clearly as other people do. I will continue to work on it and try harder every day, and I'll continue to work on annotating the prompt and really understanding the question. In the future I need to calm down and stay focused so I can find the meaning behind the meaning.
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