During the first quarter, in Eighth Grade English class, we read a book called Lord of the Flies by William Golding. We were supposed to create a project about this book with the given twenty lists of choices. I selected to create diary or journal entries for a week in the voice of one of the characters because I wanted to experience one of the characters thoughts more accurately and precisely. I chose Piggy because I comprehended Piggys characteristic the most in this story. I think he is the most special, intelligent, significant and important character in this book.
While I was making this project, I was a critical thinker because I built meaning and understanding using prior knowledge and new information. I gathered analyzed and processed information from a variety of sources, and I applied problem-solving skills to facilitate learning I used my knowledge from what I understood about the book and new information from the internet. For me to create this journal entry, I asked my friends for help and advices for this project because I didnt get some ideas and stories, so it demonstrates that I built meaning and understanding using prior knowledge and new information. I used internet websites and pictures, so I could obtain some information that I didnt know. I also used book and asked friends about the book about how I should write a diary like the formats, introductions and conclusions. This shows that I gathered, analyzed, and processed information from a variety of sources. However, I was not a critical thinker in another way because I didnt select, monitor, and adjust problem solving strategies. If I have participated in discussions more carefully and if I have researched more accurate information, I would have improved making my project. I think I was a fine critical thinker and the critical thinker is the greatest ESLR for this project.
I was also an involved citizen while I was finishing this project because I demonstrated responsibility in active decision-making. I asked my friends and thought what they said and what I thought through, so it shows that I demonstrated responsibility in active decision-making. In English class, I sometimes got involved in some discussion questions and while executing this project, I made myself some decisions for the diary entries like how Piggy would consider about some situations and how Piggy would feel. I When I was completing this project, I think I was not being an effective communicator because I didnt listen respectfully and ask questions to facilitate understanding and achieve insight. I didnt ask my English teacher if I had questions about the project or the book and I didnt listen to other peoples decisions and a few opinions which were beneficial for my project, so it shows that I did not listen respectfully and ask questions to facilitate understanding and achieve insight. I just did this project by myself, but I seldom asked my friends for this project. I can be an effective communicator by listening respectfully and asking questions to my teacher and my friends. However, most of the time, I completed this by myself and did the diary entries with my opinions and thinking, so it shows that I didnt collaborate with others in appropriate learning situations to achieve my goals. I was not being a self-directed learner too because I didnt monitor, adjust and document work in progress like writing the date, writing numbers of pages, and using the clear font for my diary entries. However, I identified needs and applied appropriate learning strategies like taking notes.
While I was doing this project, I was on msn or on other messengers most of the time and I was chatting with my friends for a long time and sometimes for a while, so it kind of disturbed me. On the other hand, when I turned it off, I could concentrate and could do my best. I was very busy when I was doing this project because I decided to do another project when only 2 days were left, so I spent those two days doing my project as perfect as I could. I was also an academic achiever because I used Microsoft and other tools like internet and my phone to complete this project, so it shows that I demonstrated technological literacy and the use of technology as a tool for the efficient and creative completion of a project. I could have used some books, and references to acquire better information and knowledge.
Next time, if I have to complete any projects and assignments or if I do any kinds of projects, I will try to collaborate with others in appropriate learning situations to achieve group goals and listen respectfully and will ask questions to facilitate understanding and achieve insight, in other words, I will be an effective communicator. I will also put a lot of effort on the projects and will be a much better and accurate critical thinker for the projects. Im also planning to participate or involve more and actively in all of my classes, so I can get better and more information than I would have in my brain. I will also prepare some discussion questions, so I would know what I want much excellently and I can make sure that I know the question or a conflict that I wanted to know.
To evaluate myself, I think I was a critical thinker and an academic achiever most of the time because I wrote every single sentence for diary or journal entries by thinking carefully and I reflected and tries different things myself to make better diary entries. Overall, I think I did a great job because I put a lot of efforts on it by writing a lot of words and sentences. If I can evaluate or give myself a grade even though I already got a grade from Mr. R, I would give myself an A- because I wrote a lot and I spent most of my days working on this diary entries, but I still satisfied with my grade that Mr. R gave me because I think I deserved that grade.
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