For Phase 1, I don’t think I did too bad. I wrote a really strong essay (my language literacy narrative) and got a 92. I also wrote some really good discussion posts. Like for example, I wrote a good response on Amy Tan’s Mother Tongue. In that assignment, I wrote about how my language at my house connects back to the story. There was another discussion post that I did really well on. I believe that was the one about First Drafts. For that one, I really let out my thoughts and reflected on how writing a first draft is important because no matter what it’s going to be bad. You might as well write out literally whatever comes to mind because it’s going to need to be refined at a later time.

However, there were a lot of things that I could’ve done better in Phase 1. Like for example, I turned in a lot of assignments late. Most of the homeworks that were assigned I was late to do. For example, even though I turned in the first response on time, I didn’t really turn in anything else on time from there. My first draft for the language literacy draft was late, which meant that I lost some points on it. I also did not participate in class as much as I could’ve. Even though I struggle to focus during my online classes, I believe that I could’ve tried harder to raise my hand at least once per class. Also, for the first in-person class, I showed up very late. Despite the fact that the trains were delayed, all I had to do was leave my house earlier and I wouldn’t have had to deal with late trains.

Overall, my first Phase for English 110 wasn’t bad. I was doing great in the class at first, especially with homework, but then I started going off track. My participation wasn’t strong, homeworks were turned in late, and I missed a key deadline with my first draft.

I started off the year really strong in Phase 1. I was on top of turning my assignments in on time and I wrote a good essay. However, things went downhill during Phase 2. The biggest thing that I struggled with during Phase 2 was turning in on my assignments on time. Unlike Phase 1, I procrastinated way too much. When trying to figure out how to balance my classes, I spent too much time trying to catch up with my calculus class, which led me to put off English for a while. Unfortunately, this decision hurt me a lot more than it benefited me.

Despite my struggles, I still had some strengths during Phase 2. My discussion board posts were still very well-written. I spent a decent amount of time on each post. We were also assigned a second essay, which was the Rhetorical Analysis Essay. I was very slow in getting myself to start my essay. However, things eventually started picking up and I was able to turn in my final draft on time. Just like Phase 1, I put together an essay that earned a high score. My participation was very bad in the first phase. I believe that my participation improved in the second. For most classes, I made sure to raise my hand at least once. During our in-person classes, I typically raised my hand in the beginning of class. I was more engaged during class than I was in the initial phase.

Overall, I would say that Phase 2 was a small step up from Phase 1. My participation improved and my essay-writing skills were still sharp. However, I struggled mightily with turning in assignments on time. For the next phase, my main focus will be on being more diligent with deadlines. This will help with not just English, but all my classes in general.