As an active listener, I notice that I … was able to put and use many structures we learned in class into my slides and my speech. The structures I used and talked about make sense to me.
Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen in… when I only used structures we learned in class so when I talk my class can understand what I am saying and I understand what I am saying.
Describe some of the challenges you faced reading your book club book and describe how you overcame those challenges. What was something about the author’s writing style that you liked or disliked when reading your book club book? In the beginning of the book I was confused because Christopher was going from talking about his personal life to talking about calculations. This made me confused and lose interest in the book. I liked how the author went from the book from being boring to very interesting.
5. I was able to focus on what we needed to do throughout the process of our task and kept working even when I found something challenging. I think fit this criteria because I was able to stay focus while others might have not been and I was able to tackle hard challenges. 2. I listened to others’ ideas, considered their points of view and offered constructive suggestions. I almost fit with this criteria but sometimes its hard for me to understand some peoples ideas.
I deliberately learn about things that interest me, and new ideas pop into my head. I decided to do my mind map song on my favorite singer, Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift interests me in what she dose and her songs she makes. By me researching something I love I was able to get more ideas and build them together to form my mind map.
“I can understand and share information about a topic of interest in a clear, organized way.” This Core Competency was in the Communication section. On my Monopoly Assignment I showed that I can understand what the terms mean by writing the chance cards with scenarios that correspond to the term. I also show I understand the topic because I know which terms go with each other.
