Exemplary Box Analysis

I believe my participation grade should be an A, or somewhere in the 90’s range. When I filled out the rubric for myself I circled the exemplary box for five out of six of the categories. I circled the exemplary box for these categories because I strongly feel that I am a respectful and engaged student much more often than not. Obviously I am not perfect and I do not always display perfect behavior but I believe I display good behavior almost always. The only category I circled proficient for instead of exemplary is the “Level of Engagement in Class” category and I will get into detail about why I feel that way later in my essay. The first two categories I want to discuss are the “Level of Engagement in Class” and “Listening Skills” categories. I feel that I display exemplary behavior in the listening category because it is a rare event for me to have side conversations during group discussions. Maybe a friend will ask me for a pencil or if I agree that it is very hot in the classroom, but other than that there are only one or two times where I recall actually not listening to the objective at hand. I am trying my best to listen attentively when others are presenting or when the teacher is speaking. I understand that there is always room for improvement in all categories, but, for me, I feel …show more content…
First of all, I believe I display exemplary behavior because I almost never display disruptive behavior. I have never made intentional rude remarks or distracting comments. When I am in class I rarely refuse to listen or participate. The “Behavior” category is like the overall category so basically, all the points I have made before for other categories can be used to defend the “Behavior” category. Lastly, I display exemplary behavior in the “Preparation” category because I have only forgotten my Simple Solutions book once and I have never failed to pass an assignment in on