What have I learned about myself this year in the world of english. I have not just grown as a writer or a reader like most people would think is all about. I have grown as a thinker and a little bit as a speaker. In the socratic circles I am fine because people are up there with me but when I am alone I still clamp up. That is one thing that I will have to work on throughout high school because it will be a very important factor in life when I am older and right now. Last year during freshman english I thought that there was one answer on how to describe a character and what he was thinking. Not anymore, because in English this year we dove into the book, we learned how to read in between the lines, and not be so dense about books, articles,
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I was prepared took my time, focused, had it down the night before perfectly. Then I stepped up and everything was going fine and the video didn’t work. I was thrown off and I was not able to adjust. I am not good at public speaking at all, it also happened with my poem. The first line was fine but for some reason I thought I messed up and I needed to re start. It ruined the whole flow of the speech. It is just like a sport where one mistake ruins the whole game and the other team just runs away with the game. I need to be more comfortable with speaking and this class helped me learn what I need to get better at. Those fifteen seconds where I froze up felt like eternity and that was the most difficult moment of the year for me by far, I was so embarrassed but it helped me and I was able to learn from it for next …show more content…
I talked a lot, made really good points, and when the conversation died down I would start it back up again and put some input that really contributed to the group. I felt like in that moment my journey almost came full circle and I was able to change so much. It was weird because the first socratic circle I felt like I was going to do so bad but I did fine and as the year came on I learned and learned and the last one I was able to show you, the class, and myself how well I did and how well I was able to
I was prepared took my time, focused, had it down the night before perfectly. Then I stepped up and everything was going fine and the video didn’t work. I was thrown off and I was not able to adjust. I am not good at public speaking at all, it also happened with my poem. The first line was fine but for some reason I thought I messed up and I needed to re start. It ruined the whole flow of the speech. It is just like a sport where one mistake ruins the whole game and the other team just runs away with the game. I need to be more comfortable with speaking and this class helped me learn what I need to get better at. Those fifteen seconds where I froze up felt like eternity and that was the most difficult moment of the year for me by far, I was so embarrassed but it helped me and I was able to learn from it for next …show more content…
I talked a lot, made really good points, and when the conversation died down I would start it back up again and put some input that really contributed to the group. I felt like in that moment my journey almost came full circle and I was able to change so much. It was weird because the first socratic circle I felt like I was going to do so bad but I did fine and as the year came on I learned and learned and the last one I was able to show you, the class, and myself how well I did and how well I was able to