What I've learned and How I've Performed in Mr. Holeman's classes

1. What I have learned so far in English 9 that will help me be a better student is how to take notes more effectively. Mr. Holeman has thought me to look at both the small and big details of a story and to write questions that might not get answered. What I have learned in Comp is how cinematography contributes to the Mise-en Scene and the tone and mood of each scene. Also in Comp, Mr. Holeman taught me how to properly make an introduction paragraph of an essay with abroad related start, thesis and showing your point.

2. My biggest opportunity for improvement would be to stay more focused, and participate more in class. Steps that i would take to participate more in class is to stop being afraid of saying the wrong answer. Instead I should just say my answer without worry of it being right or wrong. Steps I would take to be more focused in class would be to sit next to people that would not distract me.

3. What has interested me most was when we did the Job Resume. Not only was it fun, but I found that it gave me many skills that will help later on in life, such as highlighting the skills and jobs that you have done that better suit the job your applying for. It has given me a firmer grasp of how to get a job, for my internship I (at Jenk's Aquarium) am giving them a resume to stand out from the crowd. Thanks Mr. Holeman!

4. The things I have done well are writing essays and showing not telling. I am most proud of my favorite place in Nature essay. I put so much time into it and I got a great grade on it.

5. What you can do to make class more interesting is for in class projects is divide the class in half and make a competition out of it. At the end, the winning side will get a prize. This should encourage students to work harder and produce better papers, and other projects you may give us.

Generation

                   My generation seems to be split right through the middle, almost like Ying and Yang. On one side we have the people that throw themselves out into the world. Let's call this side "walkers". These people work hard and enjoy hobbies (that are out of the house passions), like hiking, fishing, skiing, tennis. Than the other half is the exact opposite. This side will be called "sleepers", these people prefer to be inside on electronics, tweeting away. I believe this is what separates my generation from the other generations. So many people outside of my generation, like the scientists that put us in these groups say that if you are addicted to technology and followers you are right in here with us.
                    Since my generation is looked at as the technology abusers, it would seem that anyone who is like this should be shoved in on with us, but that is where you are wrong. The generation I am in doesn't just walk in the woods or have their eyes glued to the a screen. We put ourselves to a high standard. We want to be different from the other generations by doing great things that will make the world a better place. If you consider yourself a "sleeper" you probably have thought of bugs and glitches that could be fixed and the "walkers" are devolving ways to make a world a better place and stopping pollution. Also, another characteristics is we have extremely good hand-eye coordination from all the video games that we play. After writing all this, i believe that people should be put in generations when they are in their 20s according to the hobbies they enjoy. Our only flaws it would seem is that we are very scared of what others think.