Bible Test Essay

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Table of Contents

Introduction............................................................................................................................4

The Lectures of Mr.Wilson, Ms.Hughes and Ms. Kolnik .................................................... 5

Benefits of This Class ............................................................................................................ 5

What I am Taking From this Class ....................................................................................... 6

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Outline

I. Introduction

II. General Class Information

A. What I’ve Learned

B. The Significance of the Class

III. Reflection
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Nicole Lee

Mr. Horne

Freshmen Life-Skills Class

26 January 2011

Bible Test Essay

Introduction

This quarter in Freshmen Life-Skills Class, we covered various components about

coming into high school, skills that one will necessitate through out their life, adjusting to a

new environment, and how I can use time successfully. Coming into high-school means we Nicole Lee 1/27/11 11:52 PM
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that, all grades matter. In order for me to excel in high school, skills such as note taking and Nicole Lee 1/27/11 11:41 PM
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test taking is required. How well you take notes will demonstrate your performance on the Nicole Lee 1/27/11 11:41 PM
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test. Since, note-taking skills are needed throughout your life, how correctly, accurately and Nicole Lee 1/27/11 11:41 PM
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tests. Coming into a new environment is especially difficult. Even if you are a person that is Nicole Lee 1/27/11 11:42 PM
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used to new environments, you still need time to adjust. I am personally a person that adjusts Nicole Lee 1/27/11 11:42 PM
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to new environments quickly because my personality is far from being shy and timid; Nicole Lee 1/27/11 11:42 PM
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hardest memories in my life. If I had this class back then, I would've gotten so much help Nicole Lee 1/27/11 11:52 PM
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management. This subject has been following ever since last year in Oasis: Character

Education Class. So, it wasn't a new topic for me; however, it is helpful to review and reflect

back on my schedule whether I am actually prioritizing or a procrastinating.

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The Lectures of Mr. Wilson, Ms.Hughes and Ms. Kolnik

When Mr. Wilson, the counselor, came in to talk to us about college, I learned there are

requirements in order to graduation from YISS. After listening to his presentation, I thought

of how my four years in high school will be efficiently used, well-enough for myself to be

able to go into a college that I am picturing in my head. So, I began teachers in different

subject for advice about my future years and my only conclusion that I made was I would

take AP biology either in my sophomore or my junior year. Also, Ms.Hughes lesson on note-

taking skills highlighted that we should write our notes with symbols and keep them short.

After her presentation, I came home and checked my style of writing notes. I figured it was

wordy and lengthy; therefore, for my next biology test, I decided to give some change and

insert symbols and keep the length to the minimum but with the information to the maximum.

I figured visually it is simpler and easier to memorize the content. Basically, note-taking

skills take up 50% of your test result. Also, during the test I look over the content before

doing the test. I check how many questions there are in total and what the short essays are

looking for. I take my time and come back to difficult questions later, which I don't rush, but

use the whole given test taking time usefully to the level where I am confident after taking

the test.

Benefits of This Class

The time management project has benefit me because before I do any activity, I set up

exact times when I am going to do what, so that I don't waste any useful time. I calculate the

amount of sleep I will have each night and the time I will wake up. Truthfully, after coming

form volleyball practice, I come home so late that I don't know how I will finish all my

homework assignments and study for tests; however, once I sit down and grab a piece of

paper and pen to jot down estimated time for each paper, I realized homework doesn't take
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any longer than I thought it would. Since, I am fully focused on my work. Afterwards, I know

that I can go to sleep with no thoughts of I didn't finish this or that, what am I going to do, but

have a deep, good night sleep.

What I am Taking From this Class

In the future, I think I will surely need skills to adjust to new environments, because

going to college means new school, new people and a new country. Also, most importantly in

college I won't have my family members there with me, which I am alone to make friends

and get to know the environment I am in. Lastly, plagiarism a topic that I am still not

confident about because once you are caught doing; there are severe consequences that Nicole Lee 1/27/11 11:51 PM
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follow. Ms.Kolnik helped me understand what plagiarism is and how we can prevent

ourselves from doing plagiarism. In the past, I have seen people have in school suspension

due to plagiarism; however, I never knew exactly how plagiarism was evaluated. I learned

teachers have programs to detect plagiarism, which I never knew before. So, now I tried

practicing once to prevent myself by reading an article and writing an essay. Then, asked my

brother if my writing has exact same parts with the article. I am planning to use this

information in the future when I have to write research papers.

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Reference:

"The Assassination of Julius Caesar, 44 BC." Eye Witness to History. Ibis Communications,

n.d. Web. October 17, 2010. <http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/caesar2.htm>.