It’s business time.

       Well, now that the first week of English has come to its end, I have come to the conclusion that it will no longer be necessary for me to attend class. (false.) I am also already anxious to finish this course. That last sentence may have also been false, but nevertheless I believe that this course will be very enlightening. (Enlightening in a literary fashion, and not to be confused with the historical time period; Religion out, Science in!). 

         At first, I was very worried about this class because I thought  that I might not be adequately prepared to keep up, given that I am only in grade ten. Another reason I feel so anxious with regards to this class has a lot to do with comments about the difficulties of Mr. Murray’s classes. Contrary to my dismay, after completing  the first week of class, it appears to me that Mr. Murray is one cool cat- and he sure knows how to cook up a mean lecture; these two things being a killer combination.

         Even though we have only been in class for a very short period of time, I have still learned a few things from it. In the first week we learned how to work more efficiently while reducing the amount of time we spend actually doing work. This seems like something only Mr. Murray would teach us, given that other teachers seem to be implying we should do the opposite. From an academic standpoint, the latter seems ridiculous, if you can do as good a job, in less time.

      All in all, I am very excited to have made it through the first week and look forward to many more interesting ones to come.

YanLee.

Accountability Agreement.

Accountability Agreement

 1. Focus: What do you want to accomplish in this class or during this year?

For ENG3U, I have many goals set in mind. First of all,  I would like to expand my essay writing skills. Secondly,  I wish to further develop my ability to analyse any given piece of literature. Also, I would like to learn more about the english language and how it originated, and finally I would like to be very successful in this course and I would like to gain a lot of knowledge from it.  

2. Contributions: What contributions will you make to this class or to the school this year?           

To make the rest of the year enjoyable, in and out of the classroom, I will try to contribute as much as I can. In the classroom I would like to participate in class discussions and give my two cents worth for the topic at hand and, I will always bring a good hard working  attitude that is ready to learn. Outside of the class, I will keep participating in various sports such as: Rugby and Badminton and, with my band,  I will put forth music that will blow peoples’ minds, which in all fairness is a major contribution.  

 3. Accountabilities: For what will you be held responsible?         

In this class, I believe that the behaviour that I can most be held responsible for is completing all of my work to the best of my ability, in hopes of succeeding in this class. Also I can be held responsible for attending class and being punctual as well as coming to class prepared and ready to learn. 

4. Supports: What help, and from whom, will you need in order to achieve your accountabilities?           

To reach my overall goal in this class- which is to succeed with a very good final mark, I will not only have to work hard myself but I will need to seek assistance and support from those around me. Some people that can help are:

1. Mr Murray: he can help me in nursing a garden in which I am a flower and he is in charge of cutting the dead leaves surrounding me.

2. My parents/siblings: they can contribute in helping me succeed by giving me a hand when I need one.

3. My friends: they can help me by supporting me through tough times.

4. Ms. Carr: She can help me if I need any extra input on assignments.

 5. Measurements: How will you know what success looks like?           

I will know what success looks like when I am content with the work I am putting in and possibly with the result of a good grade.  

6. Consequences: How should you be rewarded if you succeed? How should you be punished?           

  If I succeed, I can be rewarded by maybe purchasing something that will make me feel good such as : something related to drumming or comfort food. If I do not succeed I can be punished by removing things that distract me from succeeding such as: video games or excessive amount of time spent on the computer not doing school related things (chat, facebook).