Second Semester Final Exam: Portfolio

A: Narrative/Descriptive Writing
Parasailing (Vignette)
Narrative and descriptive writing is the writing style I enjoy the most. The vignette I wrote about is a story that happened to me when I was younger and this kind of writing allows me to relive this memory on paper. I find this kind of writing easier to write and easy to relate to because it’s all about me. It is harder for me to write and relate to a book that we read in class since it isn’t about my personal life. This kind of writing style helps me reflect on the something I learned because I have seen how much I have grown this school year based off of what I wrote about and my writing style. This kind of writing style allows me to describe …show more content…
An example of where my annotations showed critical thinking was in the book Dandelion Wine by Ryan Bradbury when Francine was yelling for Lavinia and said, “Hold me, Lavinia, hold me, I’m cold, oh, I’ve never been so cold in all my life!”(161). When I annotated this quote, I asked myself, why is Francine yelling at Lavinia and why is Francine keep repeating herself. I thought about what the author might have wanted the reader to infer and I figured out that the word cold was Francine’s way of saying she was scared. I inferred this because during this time in the book, they were in the ravine and Francine was yelling so I concluded, that Francine wanted Lavinia to hold her tight because the ravine was a very scarey place to …show more content…
This routine includes trying whatever is assigned even if it is difficult for me. If I got stuck on something, I would ask for the help I needed. I always benefit from getting suggestions from teachers because it makes me and my work improve. (Word Count: 222)

Question #2:
Within class, I feel that my engagement is good. Although I may not always participate at times that I should, I try to my hardest to join in on the discussions going on. During group work, I always say what my opinions are and help out to the best of my ability. Usually, the group that I work with splits up the work evenly so we all do the same amount of work.
Throughout this year I feel that my verbal, writing, and listen contributions have improved greatly. The one that has improved the most would be my verbal presentation because it has increased from always having to talk in front of the class and giving a few presentations. My writing and listen contributions have also improved this year, which will help me in the rest of my high school classes!
Next year, I plan on improving my participation and contribution to the class. With this improvement, I feel that I will do better on inclass activities because I can understand what is going on within the class. (Word Count: