*BACKWARD-LOOKING*
1. How much did you know about English, specifically writing persuasive or analytic papers before we started this year in August?
- I knew, or at least I thought I knew, how to write a five paragraph essay. And, I knew what persuasive writing.
2. What process did you go through to produce the last ScienceBEAT piece we wrote? Is it the same process that you always use to write or was it different?
- Well, first I picked what I wanted to write about. Then, I learned a bit more about the topic I chose because I already knew a lot about it. Finally, I wrote the paper. Other then the fact that I interviewed someone for my paper it was about the same process. Normally, I put more thought into my writing but since it wasn't my usual style and was a persuasive paper that is far more fact based than my normal works therefore needing less of by personal thoughts on the topic.
3. Have you done a similar kind of work in the past?
- No, I have not done any similar works, most of the time in school we worked on essay writing. And, personally I write and prefer fiction.
4. In what ways have you gotten better at this kind of work?
- I assume I know the basics in writing in a persuasive works now and that alone makes me better at writing it now. I also feel that I've become more comfortable writing nonfiction informative works.
5. In what ways do you think you need to improve?
- I think I need to work on taking my voice and personal style and taking it out of my works slightly. I know a writer should always have their own voice, or view they write in but I'm pretty sure mine comes out way too much when I'm suppose to be writing serious works that aren't opinion based.
6. What problems did you encounter while you were working on the ScienceBEAT piece? How did you solve them?
- I didn't having any problems when working on my ScienceBEAT piece, I thought it was pretty simple.
7. What resources did you use while working on this piece? Which ones were especially helpful? Which ones would you use again?
- One source I used was Ryan. He was really helpful because he seemed pretty sure of what he was talking about. I might use him as a source again, maybe for something I know he knows more about.
8. Does the work displayed on your ePortfolio for the entire year work to tell a story?
- Yes, I believe my works does tell a story. My work throughout the year tells the story of a student who tried hard in the beginning but slacked off a little.
*INWARD-LOOKING*
1. How do you feel about your ePortfolio as a piece of work? What parts of it do you particularly like? Dislike? Why? What did/do you enjoy about this piece or work?
- I like my ePortfolio a lot. I like my projects display most. There is nothing I don't like.
2. What was especially satisfying to you about either the process or the finished product?
- The finished product was satisfying. Seeing the finished work made me happy with all the work I put in.
3. What did/do you find frustrating about it?
- I found wanting to work on it and making my reflections to be annoying.
4. What were your standards for this piece of work?
- I didn't have many standards, I just needed to be able to like it and be proud of it.
5. Did you meet your standards?
- Yes, I did. I like my work and I would say I'm proud of it.
6. What were your goals for meeting this piece of work? Did your goals change as you worked on it? Did you meet your goals?
- I honestly just wanted to get it finished and wanted it to look nice. I did met my goal.
7. What does this piece reveal about you as a learner?
- If anything it my show I'm a bit of a visual and a hands on learner.
8. What did you learn about yourself as you worked on your ePortfolio throughout the year?
- I learned that as I become more tired of working on something I just put whatever to get it finished.
9. Have you changed any ideas you used to have on this subject, English and writing?
- I always had the idea that there was no way essay writing could be fun, and I was right it's still not fun but it's not that bad.
10. Look at a specific piece of work that you did at the beginning of the year in Quarter 1, maybe your best piece from Quarter 1 or maybe your worst. You decide. Then use that chosen work to compare and contrast with your final project of the year, your ScienceBEAT article. What changes can you see?
- Will the first major change between my ScienceBEAT article and the first essay I ever did is that I finished my ScienceBEAT paper with many facts and wrote better. I think all of my projects came out good.
11. How did those changes come about?
- I think the changes came from my will to do the assignment and the amount of effort I used.
12. What does that tell you about yourself and how you learn?
- This tells me that I learned how to push myself to try and always give my all. This also taught me that when I try harder or hardest it's clear in my work.
*OUTWARD-LOOKING*
1.Did you do your work the way other people did theirs?
- I like to think I had my own style of doing things.
2. In what ways did you do it differently?
- I added some humor to it while others were just bland.
3. In what ways was your work or process similar?
- We did the same projects but just interpreted the project differently.
4. If you were the teacher, what comments would you make about your final ScienceBEAT article?
- I would say that it was good and got to the point quickly and layared it with background info.
5. What grade would you give your ScienceBEAT article? Why?
- I would give my article an A plus plus. I think this because I did a great job and everyone understood it.
6. In what ways did your ScienceBEAT work meet the standards for this assignment?
- Well, I have over the amount of words that were required, I have images, and used actual info from NASA.
7. In what ways did your ScienceBEAT article not meet those standards?
- I think I hit everything in the article.
8. What the one thing you particularly want people to notice when they look at your work overall, for example, when they view your ePortfolio?
-I want people to see how much effort and hard work I put into all my work.
9. What do your classmates particularly notice about your ePortfolio when they look at it?
- I'm unsure what my classmates notice because I'm unsure if classmates have every looked at my site.
10. If someone else were looking at your ePortfolio, what might they learn about who you are?
- They may learn that I aim for my best, but also funny.
*FORWARD-LOOKING*
1. One thing I would like to improve upon is ... My time management, because currently mine kind of sucks. If I'm not interested in the project I will procrastinate.
2. What would you change if you had a chance to do your ScienceBEAT article over again?
- I think I would use my interview this time.
3. What will you change in the next revision of this piece?
- Just correct spelling errors.
4. What's the one thing that you have seen in your classmates' work or process that you would like to try in your next piece?
- I would like to try and make a model project like some of my classmates did, I thought that was pretty neat.
5. As you look at this piece, what's one thing that you would like to try to improve upon?
- I would try and improve spacing and how pleasing the arrangement it.
6. What's one goal you would like to set for yourself for next time you are doing a persuasive writing piece?
- To try harder and also use more evidence.
7. What would you like to spend more time on in school?
- Nothing really just socializing.
8. What might you want next year's teacher to know about you (what things you're good at)?
- I would like them to know that I work best when I enjoy what I'm work on and whom I'm working with.
9. What things you might want more help with?
- I would to get more help in my time management skills and with staying focused.
10. What work would you show your 11th grade teacher to help her understand those things?
- Just a few of my projects that were funny and I enjoyed doing.
