HUMANITIES 8

Section _AB Best____

Date: __Oct 22__

Name ______Renee Xie_______ Term: Fall midterm Humanities 8 1.What are your goals for your 8th grade learning in Humanities? (I wish you all great expectations!) Please list at least one, but not more than three. My goals are -Improve a lot on Grammar and writing -Read more literature books 2. What support will you need to reach those goals this year? Karens help and patient are the most important supports I need and I need to work hard by myself. 3. In what area (see categories below) do you feel the greatest sense of accomplishment thus far? Demonstrates positive learning habits. 4. In what area (see categories below) do you feel you need to improve the most to become proficient? Understands and Applies Public Speaking and Presentation Skills. PART 2: Please assess yourself on each skill using the Middle School assessment scale (below), and include a brief comment that explains why you assessed yourself in this way for work of this term. SCALE: P-Proficient (consistently contributes work of a high quality for this course at this point in time) D-Developing (does not yet meet standard, but is well on the way there) NA-Needs Attention (does not yet meet standard, and needs more rapid improvement) Understands and applies critical reading skills for literary and historical meanings _D__ I understand most of the things that Im reading, and I read daily.
Do you comprehend what you read, and have an ability to summarize plot, including details of setting and character ?

Do you understand major themes and infer meaning outside the words? Do you make personal and textual connections to what you are reading? Do you read daily?

Participates actively and cooperatively in class

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I participates as much as I can in class, I dont usually get distracted by Ipad or classmates.
Do you distract yourself or others ? Do you respond respectfully and appropriately to others contributions? Do you advance class work by being an active listener and engaged participant in class discussions? Do you work cooperatively and responsibly in groups by doing your share of work? Do you use your iPad appropriately in class? Are you CURIOUS ?

Demonstrates vocabulary and grammar facility___D______ Im building a list for all the new words that I have learned from Humanities 8, I try my best to be careful on grammar, punctuations, etc.
Are you building a list of new words you encounter in the reading? Do you show facility with terms of literary analysis? Do you watch mechanics of punctuation, capitalization and correct usage in all writing? Do you follow rules of formal written English when the assignment requires it?

Understands and uses writing skills effectively across genres

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I do write creatively, I understand all the assignments so I can write in the right ways.
Do you write creatively ? Do you write clearly on all assignments and relay research information in an organized and interesting fashion? Do you write well analytically showing a logical flow of ideas, offering sufficient evidence, and constructing a strong thesis statement ? Do you reflect routinely - take all class opportunities to write in journal? Do you regularly submit carefully revised work, making sure all written work is in complete sentences?

Demonstrates positive learning habits

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I always give positive ideas to class, and I always do my homework on time also to help out teachers with positive ideas.
Are your organized: arrive with books, planner and homework completed? Are you prepared: Arrives on time and ready to learn? Do you begin work promptly and finish it completely and to best of ability? Do you show learning initiative/self-advocacyseek out teacher for help/clarification/ extensions, before an assignment is due, provide input onto assignments to better them/make them your own? Do you work in productive manner independently when not in teacher-directed group?

Understands and Applies Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

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I speak out my opinion if I think its appropriate for class, I do organize my speech before I present them.
Do you read aloud with fluency and sufficient volume and clarity to be well understood? When making presentations are they well organized, expressive, and have audience appeal?

Understands and Applies Research Skills I understand the research questions so I can do my research correctly.

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Do you keep track of sources: works consulted or works cited for each assignment?