Reflection

My reflection and thoughts on the whole class honestly was that the class was very point less. I understand the idea and meaning of the class but this class was not for me. I really appreciate freshman academy and the helpful hands that they try to give out. But to much handouts could be continuing to baby people. I think this class should be a choice and should be explained before people are forced to take it. One thing I liked about the class was how understanding Madar was. There was a lot of confusion with me because I was switched from the other class. Just to improve this class for next year it should be for people who really need it.

Writing assignment

In my English class we have to write a four paragraph essay using one syllable words. It was very difficult because most of our everyday words we use are more than one syllable. The paragraphs didn't really make sense and sounded really unorganized or like bad grammar. If there was a word that I wanted to use and it was more than one syllable, I had to critically think about a word that meant the same thing and still was only one syllable. Its a very good brain teaser.

Characteristics of a Critical thinker

A time when I had to be a critical thinker was in high school. I had to write a personal statement for college. The teacher gave out examples of some stories that people in the past mostly used. For example, some previous students used topics about a loved one dying and how that changed their life, how their environment affected them and just a lot of powerful stories that impacted their lives. This was hard for me because a lot of traumatic things like such did not happen to me so I thought that my essay wouldn't be good enough. I had to critically think and brain storm ideas to write, so that I could have a good paper. It took me a couple of days to gather my thoughts but it finally came to me to write about myself. I informed the reader on my strive for success and talked about my leadership skills. I have the role of being the oldest so I had to set a good example. Furthermore, I was being a critical thinker when I thought about my personal statement.