Journal #1

Hello!

For your first journal, I would like you to discuss your hopes/fears about College Prep English. I have included some questions below to stimulate your response. I will take your comments into consideration when I am planning lessons, so be clear and honest.

-What do you want me to focus on this year? (Reading skills, writing skills, study skills, etc.)
-What aspects of grammar are you unclear about and need to learn? (Punctuation, parts of speech, etc.)
-What DON’T I need to cover? (What is a paragraph? How do I avoid a run-on sentence? etc.)
-What fears do you have about the upcoming year?
-How would you rate your reading skills on a scale from 1-10, with 1 being that you have a lot of difficulty with reading and 10 being that you are an excellent reader? Explain your score.
-How would you rate your writing skills, using the same 1-10 scale? Explain your score
-How would you rate your organizational skills, using the same scale? (Assignments in on time, etc.) Explain your score
-What do I need to know about you to make this year run smoothly?
-Finally, establish some goals for yourself for the school year. These goals can be both academic and social.