Reflection of English Semester Exam 

Self-Management 

How well did I manage my time during this process (i.e. remaining 
on task, not leaving things to the last minute)? 
How did I manage my stress? 
Did I follow through with my goals? 
Did I produce enough evidence to support each strand? 
Did I take risks and explore areas beyond my comfort zone? 
Did I create quality evidence? 

This Area Needs  I Have Demonstrated  I am Secure and 

Attention  This in Moments  Confident 

Explain:   
 
How well did I manage my time during this process (i.e. remaining 
on task, not leaving things to the last minute)? 
How did I manage my stress? 
Explain: I​ think that I was very stressed during this english semester. It was 
not necessarily because of the english products, but more of outside factors. 
For example, as in this semester you had to turn assignments every week, 
projects from other classes piled up. There were days were it felt that it was 
too much work for me to handle, especially in the weeks of my first product. In 
this product, I did a 34 page analysis of the Emancipation Proclamation. I was 
trying to do the best product I could in the first week, to set the bar for other 
ones in the future. Unfortunately, I had to extend it to two weeks, because this 
product took me many hours and with the homework from other classes 
increasing, it wasn't realistic to finish it in only the one week. This affected my 
work because it eliminated the one week for another products. Nonetheless, I 
did manage to create a quality presentation and Newsela before the beginning 
of the first break (semana santa). Later on, after poetry week, I believe that I 
did start to get a hold of my time managements. As a result, I did have time to 
create an essay connecting the ideas that I had demonstrated in the semester, 
which is one my favorite writing pieces that I have done. Conclusively, in the 
beginning, I did have a lot of stress, which I didn't know how to manage. Yet, 
as I got more accustomed to it, I grew to become a better at time management 
and planning out my products for deadlines. 
 
Did I follow through with my goals? 
 
Extra:​ Throughout this process, I do believe that I sticked to my plan and 
deadlines. As mentioned in the paragraph above, I did struggle at first to 
accommodate time for english and other subjects. It was very difficult because 
 I wanted to deliver the best products that I wanted, yet other factors got in the 
way. Even though it was difficult at first, after organizing myself better, time 
management and meeting deadlines became much more easier.   
 
Did I produce enough evidence to support each strand? 
Did I take risks and explore areas beyond my comfort zone? 
Did I create quality evidence? 
 
I think that I really did do my best effort to give the best quality products in 
this semester. Before, I really did not take risks or explored areas beyond my 
realm. I would do the typical presentations or a short paragraph about my 
topics. This time, I stepped it up in quality and quantity. For example, in my 
mind, I would of never thought that I could've done a 34 page analisis with 
over 20 citations or an essay that reached up to 2000 thousand words. As 
mentioned, it really shocked me that I'm capable of doing this types of 
products. In the start, I honestly thought that I wasn't going to put much effort 
in it or hit all of the strands, yet I proved myself wrong. Firstly, in all of the 
strands I have provided quality evidence, with most, if not all of them reaching 
extending. I do believe that I have deserved the levels between meeting and 
extending, because I have worked so hard in this class and delivered products 
that honestly I am very proud of. It is not often that I thrive as a student and 
worker, yet English Honors definitely is one of them. 
 
Self-Awareness 

How well did I consider my interests and strengths in developing my 

plan for growth this semester? 
Do I have evidence of growth in the areas I struggled in? 
What evidence do I have to support my growth as a 9th grade English 
honors student? 
Can I articulate who I am as an English learner? 

This Area Needs  I Have Demonstrated  I am Secure and Confident 

Attention  This in Moments 

Explain:   
 
How well did I consider my interests and strengths in developing my 
plan for growth this semester? 
Do I have evidence of growth in the areas I struggled in? 
What evidence do I have to support my growth as a 9th grade English 
honors student? 
Can I articulate who I am as an English learner? 
 
 I actually did not consider my interests and strengths when developing my plan for 
the semester. Rather, I found out through the semester, that the topic that I chose, 
perfectly aligned with my intellectual capabilities. My decision making for this 
projects was based on what I was passionate about, not upon my strengths. African 
American history, for years, has been one of my favorite topics to study because 
their is so much history in their origins. Not to mention, their fight and struggles 
throughout the way, facing a society that violated their rights continuously, and 
still establishing their identity in the United States, for me is outright inspirational. I 
really did, as mention, want to understand more of this history because I knew I 
was going to enjoy. I did not decide at any moment my project because of my 
personal strengths. In the topic of growth, I do believe that I have improved 
tremendously from last semester. For example, in my essays and writing pieces, I 
would normally stand on the developing level because I did not organize my ideas. 
In this products, I have started to learn how to write in a way, were my paragraph 
structure is understandable and the reader is able to still understand all my points. 
There is a clear growth because before I would always put the quote in one 
sentence and explain it, rather, than understanding that there should be flow when 
putting quotes, and when introducing an explanation, it has to connect with what I 
wrote priorly. Or also that I should always be careful with changing the ideas 
completely, as their will be a disconnect with the whole purpose of the paragraph. 
This list can go on and on, because I really did take the feedback that was give and 
improved my writing. In Semester 2, I showcased the growth that I had overtaken. 
This can be seen, as I went from being in the developing/meeting level to, in almost 
every assignment, achieve extending. This is because I took the risks and worked 
harder that I’ve ever done before, I really gave everything that I had. I am very 
proud of it, as, in my opinion, that is what a 9th grade honors student should have, 
the drive to learn from mistakes and evolutionize as writer/reader and person. 
Conclusively, I know that I have shown who I am as a learner. In hard times, I didn’t 
quit or stayed my zone of comfort. Rather, I learned from experiences and 
flourished to my ideal self. 
 
 
 
 
Responsible Decision-Making 

➔ How well did I evaluate the areas I needed to focus on for 

growth this semester? 
➔ How well did I target the strands I needed to focus on? 
➔ Did I choose the right materials/ resources to support my work? 
➔ Did I create products that illustrated learning growth? 
➔ How well did I organize and prioritize tasks? 
➔ How well did I respond to previous feedback to show my growth? 
 This Area Needs  I Have Demonstrated  I am Secure and 
Attention  This in Moments  Confident 

Explain: 
➔ How well did I evaluate the areas I needed to focus on for 
growth this semester? 
- At first, I did not evaluate the areas of growth → Went were “the 
current took me” 
- I knew that I needed to understand section → Improving of any 
kind 
- The only things I had to check my progress → Few documents 
that were required 
- After having a talk with Mr. Gagnier → I changed my mindset 
and started tracking my focuses 
- The different standards → Focus on the lowest graded ones → 
Change 
- I also realized my weaknesses → Especially worked on them 
- I gave less focus to my strengths, yet I still complied with the 
bins 
- The only bin that I didn’t end up improving → Project/products → 
Narrative writing 
- Fortunately, I improved most of them → Extending 
- Evaluation of this areas were crucial for my growth in sections → 
Before were very low 
 
➔ How well did I target the strands I needed to focus on? 
- I think that I targeted → Strategically 
- All the strands that I needed to fix → In an Meeting/Extending 
level 
- I feel that I did a good job → In the end → Target all the strands 
- Focused on my bad standards and the ones I thought needed to 
be hit again 
- Conclusion → I hit all the targets well → Successful 
 
➔ Did I choose the right materials/ resources to support my work? 
- I think that I did choose the right resources → Support my work 
- Used reliable sources → Everything included in my work 
- This is something that I had struggled with 
- Right now → Comprehended that I need to know how to find and 
use the right material/resources 
- It makes an impact → The quality of the work/products 
- It is something → Continue to achieve success in the future 
 
➔ Did I create products that illustrated learning growth? 
 - My products for me, illustrated completely my learning growth 
- I took a culture/history that I was passionate about → 
Transformed my learning → Made connections 
- Timeline → Find the true connection → Led to the formation of 
their identities 
- In Product #1 → I extended my learning of the Emancipation 
Proclamation → Understanding the history → Analyzing 
everything 
- In Product #2 → I made a presentation → Scraped a multitude of 
times → Continue → Worthy presentations → Connected past 
leaders with today’s needs 
- In Product #3 → Newsela → Included a variety of topics 
regarding African American history → Helped me understand 
everything more 
- In Product #4 → Essay → Connecting the Harlem Renaissance 
with the Civil Rights Movement → Influence → Finding their 
identity and rights  
- Before → Comfort zone → Connections within topic 
- This products have demonstrated my growth → Comprehension 
when it comes to topics → Passionate about 
 
➔ How well did I organize and prioritize tasks? 
- I think that, as many things, at first, I did not prioritize tasks → 
Difficult organizing myself 
- Naturally → I am not the greatest in organization → All subjects 
- As time went on → Something clicked with me regarding time 
management and organization 
- I started prioritizing → English products → Planning ahead for 
rubrics and work 
- This would later translate to my other classes → Large growth in 
many areas 
- I think this is one of the skills → Improved → Doing this semester 
products 
 
How well did I respond to previous feedback to show my growth?   
- I didn’t respond well → Mr. Gagnier → Very defensive 
- I implemented my solutions to my writing → Learned from 
experiences 
- Showed my growth → Different ways 
- Definitely took feedback from previous essays and assignments 
→ Applied to my products 
- One event → Example → In my semester exam → I finished with 
a low average 
- Felt bad → Promised to improve my grade → Objective 
 - This semester → Redemption → To show my knowledge and 
growth in English