SEMESTER 1 CLOSURE REFLECTION AND BINDER PURGE SPRING

SEMESTER 1 CLOSURE REFLECTION AND BINDER PURGE SPRING 2016

Semester 1, Fall 2015 WHAT DID YOU LEARN? WHAT DID YOU EARN? • English 12 • Creative Writing • English 8 and 9 • Basic grammar and sentence construction • Improved grammar and sentence construction • More Latin & Greek Roots • Increased vocabulary level • Academic paragraph writing with text-based evidence (Essays 9 th grade) • Academic paragraph writing with text-based evidence • Increased creativity, even within given parameters • Reading a nonfiction or fiction book independently • Research based, written explorations of topics with specific patterns of organization • Basic MLA format & researching online • Advanced reading of a nonfiction or fiction book independently • Preparation for online high school testing • Advanced MLA format & researching online • Exposure to and direct experience of a variety of genres and creative writing techniques and styles • Daily writing experience • Increased confidence in writing skills

REFLECTION: ON YOUR OWN PAPER, THOUGHTFULLY ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN A LETTER TO THE TEACHER. PLEASE BE SPECIFIC AND RESPECTFUL. • Reviewing the list of skills for the class you completed semester one, how have you shown those skills? Do you really deserve your credit? Explain. • What lead to your success or struggle? What choices did you make that helped you/hindered you last semester? • What will you keep doing and what will you change for my second semester English class? • Why does this class matter to you? (you can’t answer that it doesn’t)

BINDER CLEAN-OUT What to Keep • Grammar Notes • Notes Section • Writing Samples • Writing Notes What to Give Back • Books!! • Handouts • Blank worksheets • Articles What to Recycle • Grammar Exercises • Vocab • Reflections • Assignments *NOTE: do not throw out anything until you are certain your semester 1 grade is accurate. Thanks! e. g r pu your u o y ile hout n f e t wh id no roug l u f h d are f you ions t u may er c Be ny o sect o yo pap Ma ers in ster, s every pap seme ok at p. the e to lo u dum hav ore yo bef