I think the biggest improvement I've made in English/Language Arts is my understanding of information in books. For example, in To Kill a Mockingbird there was a lot of symbolism and themes to catch throughout the novel. In the beginning seeing the more in depth details was challenging. However, as we got deeper into the novel, I realized everything, all of the symbolism, themes, lessons, and other small things like that. I also improved on backing up the information I found with quotes. Usually I would just pick a quote that somewhat conveys the point I'm making. Now I can closely read a book and catch all the good details and back them up in a quote.
Something that I have proudly accomplished since the new year is joining Battle of the Books. I'm not really sure what changed my mind to join this year. I think it has to do with it being my last year here. As I was listening to the information being announced I thought I should just go for it. I am proud that I changed my outlook on this event and have became a part of it. I'm excited to see how it goes.
The most challenging part of the 2nd quarter was keeping up with my work. I was absent a lot and procrastinated. After a while of struggling to ignore my work, I finally started to catch up. I really worked hard on catching up and managed my time better. I finally caught up after about two weeks. That was a really difficult time however. I was very stressed about the work I was blatantly ignoring. After I was on top of things I felt way better. All in all I learned to stay motivated and not to be lazy.
