The time has come to reflect upon the reading you encountered during your first year of high school. To do so, consider the various types of reading you experienced over the past semester. As always, there are some questions below to help inspire your writing; however, you are not required to answer any or all of the questions listed. Instead, write with insight and intent about who you are as reader. Write about your weaknesses and strengths. Write about your failures and achievements. Write about your future goals.
The only thing you are required to address in your reflection is the year-long goal created in your Reader’s Profile. Consider how you have worked to satisfy this goal. Consider what you need to do to continue working towards the completion of the goal.
After you have completed your reflection, you need to submit your reflection as a comment to your My Freshman Reader’s Profile sub-page.
Questions
- What was your favorite book to read this semester? What did you like about it?
- What was your favorite types of reading? Why?
- What readings did you find more challenging or difficult? Why?
- Did you try reading new genres this semester? What or who encouraged you to try something new? What did you think of this new reading?
- Looking back, if you could change some aspect of who you are as a reader what would it be and why?
- Did you spend more time reading during class or outside of school? Why? Do you anticipate this to change during second semester?
- Did your passion (or lack thereof) for reading change throughout the semester? Why?
- How did Book Club go for your group? Why?
- Define reading as a social interaction. How do these interactions differ between the physical and the digital world?
