In my English 9 course, we did an in-class write synthesis pa learning activity which was a great demonstration of the Thinking competency because it required me to think in depth of two different texts and then apply the concepts that I have learned into a paragraph. For this paragraph we were required to answer a question while comparing two different texts. This made me think in-depth about the question that was being asked of me and really think about the texts I read. It made me analyze the texts in-depth and helped me in learning how to apply concepts. While doing this assignment, I took the content of these texts and represented them in a different way and showed the similarities that weren’t clear before. I believe I demonstrated the thinking competency in this synthesis paragraph writing.  

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I’ve grown the most in the communication competency because at the start of the semester I wouldn’t participate in class very much or communicate with others. I believe that I have improved from that, and I now participate and communicate with my peers. I try my best to participate in class discussions and to raise my hand if I have a question or know an answer to a question. I am now able to present information to my peers and communicate my ideas with them. I can participate well when we have discussions, and I am able to contribute my ideas.  

Next, I will focus on developing this communication competency by participating more in class. I believe that I have made a lot of progress on this competency, but I have still had more room for improvement. I can work on this by participating more in class and not to be scared to share my ideas. I want to be able to share my ideas comfortably with my peers and be able to speak up in class. I want to focus on participating by sharing answers to the class and being more comfortable when asking questions.