Reflection on Term 2 LA Progress

I am not very satisfied with my Term 2 LA performance. I feel that I could have put in a lot more effort in Term 2 as compared to Term 1. Last Term, when school had just begun, I was very motivated to complete all assignments on time and ensure that I had did good quality work. I was confident in myself and was very enthusiastic about academics.

However, when I move on to Term 2, my pace began to slacken down. I did not feel as enthusiastic as before and there were a few times when I submitted my assignment late. I was very disappointed in myself then. Because I knew that if I had the right attitude and perspective towards studying LA, I would not have made so many minor mistakes. And because of all these minor errors, I did not have as much confidence and self-esteem as before. Examples of my mistake is not studying the To Kill A Mockingbird carefully. Another example would be not putting enough effort in learning how to write a good expository essay. I was greatly disappointed in myself and regret giving so little attention to LA. I feel that Language Arts would be a very interesting and enriching lesson if one had listened attentively during lesson. On the other hand, if a person did not put himself in the lesson and his mind was roaming to faraway places, then this person would dislike the subject because he feel lost in it.

Next term, we would be doing Habits of Mind for AAT. I hope I can apply some of the skills in my other subjects as well. Some of the habits I would like to highlight is listening with understanding and empathy, thinking flexibly, metacognition and questioning and posing problems. One last habit I am going to highlight is creating, imagining and innovating. Next term, I believe we are going to go through war poetry and imagining the scenes and their emotions is very essential in analysing the poems. I strive to achieve better results in future.