Portfolio - Improvement

Over the past two years, I have learned so much. In Freshman year and Sophomore year, two years with Ms. Priester. It amazes me how fast time flies, it is also saddens me. We learned how to write many different kind of essays. Freshman year, nothing but paper. Sophomore year, paperless!

My writing skills before high school was not great at all, I felt like the teachers could not explain how to write my essays, or even write. I remember getting very frustrated, sitting there trying to fix my format and especially my grammar. I would get a D of a C on my writing essays. Now they have changed since I have stepped into high school. I learned the right way! My grammar has become way better, my essay actually makes sense now, and there is actually a point being proven.

I also worked hard on my writing skills, almost everyday in Freshman year I would write in my journal. My spelling has always been very good, so I did not have to worry about that. To be honest, my reading skills were better in Freshman year than Sophomore year. I have been slacking on reading lately, but I am going to start reading a lot of books this Summer vacation. My reading skills now, sometimes makes me nervous. I get nervous to read out loud in class, because I haven’t read out loud in so long. I am going to improve my reading skills before Junior year hits.

My speaking skills before high school was okay, I was a little shy to present in front of my classmates. Such as, I would stutter, and fidget a lot, and I would just randomly speak to fast. Now, my speaking skills are very good, I speak with confidence now. Although, I like to talk fast most of the time and overlap my words; I still speak better than before. I think the reason I improve now, is because I know I am in high school and there would be a lot of presentations. To where I have to speak a lot, eventually I got comfortable and just went with the flow.

My group-work skills before high school were actually pretty decent. In a group we listen, talk, shared, and not only that we took turns and were respectful to one another. Now, they are more playing around. But, we still get our work done before class ends also. The reason why I don’t think it improve is because we are more of wanting to have fun, and more chatting with each other in a group-work. I had no technology skills what so ever. The only thing I knew how to do educationally on the computer is, typing in Microsoft Word, and emailing. Now my technology skills are incredible, thanks to Ms. Priester. The reason why I improve was because of Ms. Priester, I learned how to do so much things, it is ridiculous. So many things I have learned in two years, just of technology.

             In order to continue to improve my academic skills during the next two years and beyond, is that I will take what I learned from my teacher and use it. I will also learn on my own how to do other things too, because of knowing technology now will help in the future forever. I do want to give a big thanks to Ms. Priester.