2nd Quarter Reflection

1/22/2016
2nd Quarter Reflection
John Zalazinski

Questions picked:
- Of the books you have read this quarter, which was your favorite? Why?
- What has been the most challenging part of 2nd Quarter for you and what did/can you do to help overcome this?
- What strategies have benefited you?

Out of the books I have read this quarter my favorite has to be To Kill A Mockingbird. It was my favorite because of how the two plots intertwined. When Bob Ewell attacked Jem that is when I think it fully came together. I think that is when it fully came together because that is when Boo needed to protect them the most because of Bob Ewell which was then plaintiff in the Tom Robinson trial.


The most challenging part of the second quarter would be the return of my procrastination habits. It was hard to focus on the ELA work I had to get done. It was either because I was constantly looking for music to listen to while doing the work or worrying about it get done, which was ironically preventing me from getting it done. What I'm planning to do to fix that habit in the future is only focus on my work and maybe making playlist so I can stop switching apps to change music and take time away from work.


One strategy that has benefited me is the TIQA format. This is because I didn't really utilize it in the past quarter and I would usually have writer's block because I didn't really have any idea what to do, really shouldn't have tossed the TIQA format out the window. I promise myself that I will use the TIQA format as much as I can to improve my writing. Hopefully I won't ignore it and feel like I'll do better without it, because I don't want my grades to fall any lower than a three.