The Arrival of Good-Byes

This year in 6th grade, we have done many things in Humanities. One of the pieces of work that I am proud of is my video about the Pharaoh Khufu. I'm proud of it because not only did I enjoy it, but I think we did a very good job with the recording and we worked hard to find pictures and when I showed the video to my family, they were all very impressed.

Although I didn't really any problems in humanities, I think one of my difficulties was finishing projects in time. Even though I used my time wisely and did them at home, I still had a bit of trouble and I ended up rushed a little near the end of our projects.

This year, humanities has taught me a lot of myself. One of the things that I learned is that I actually enjoy literature circles. I used to dread them because they were so much work but I really enjoy talking about the book that I'm reading because we predict and we try to figure out what is going to happen next.

Self Evaluation:

a) Behavior

Could be improved
Satisfactory
Perfect - the model student

Explanation: I think I have been well behaved for most of the year but sometimes I've been pulled off task a few times and sometimes I talk too much.

b) Participation

None
Satisfactory
Actively participate in class

Explanation: I feel that I have participated well in class because I know that I have asked many questions and raised my hand a lot in class.

c) Organization

Needs serious help
Satisfactory
I'm super organized

d) Effort

Needs serious help
Satisfactory
I always go above and beyond what is required.

If I had to make two goals for seventh grade, they would be:

Goal 1: In seventh grade, I plan to improve my persuasive writing because I find that I have trouble figuring out what to write even though I know the format of what I have to write, I just don't know what to write it about.

Goal 2: In seventh grade, I plan to improve my note taking skills because I remember that I tend to write to much when I take notes.

All that I want my teachers to know about me is that I like to do activities that all the students are involved in and that involve activities. I also like technology and I am the type of person who likes using the computers more than pen and paper. Despite that fact, I like to do it the old fashioned way with pen and paper every once in a while.

I would say that my favorite activity in humanities was literature circles because discussing the book that I'm reading really helps me understand because sometimes if I don't understand the book or a part of the book, I can just ask the people in my group to explain it to me.

I really wish we could have finished our auto-biography books that we started making because we put a lot of effort into starting it, it's a shame that we didn't finish it.

The only advice that I could give the next students are:

• Do not procrastinate
• Do your work on time
• DO NOT CHAT IN CLASS!!! (unless it's about work)
• Help your friends in class
• Stay on task
• Don't talk while the teacher is talking
• Respect everyone around you and accept their ideas
• Read the lit circle books carefully so that you don't get confused

Killer - Pretty Little Liars

Killer - A Pretty Little Liars Novel

By: Sara Shepard

I think this is one of my favorite books I've read this year. I'm reading the Pretty Little Liars series at the moment and I think Killer is the most exciting so far. I'm on the book Heartless and I haven't finished it yet.

Killer is very exciting to me because of the suspense and the action. The book is about four girls trying to figure out the mystery of their best friend, Ali's disappearance. Along the way, one of Hannah's (One of the girls) close friends, Mona, betrayed her by pretending to be a person called A. She wrote them letters about secrets that only Ali would know so the girls were all freaked out about the notes and letters.

I feel that the whole plot of the series because it's very exciting and has a lot of suspense. I enjoy reading books that have suspense because the author keeps you coming back for more and you don't want to put the book down.

This book made me think of the shows on TV where there is a murder and the FBI's are trying to figure out what happened but in the book, it's the four girls who are trying to figure out what happened because they might not be able to trust the cops.

This book has challenged me because I normally wouldn't read mysteries. I did when I was younger but I couldn't find any books that seemed interesting for me to read so I stopped reading mystery books for a while. Now, I think I'll start reading more mystery books because of the suspense and I now know that I love mystery!

I wouldn't read this book if you don't like to be caught hanging because at the end of each book, the author writes about something very important but doesn't say much about it. If you don't like to wait to get the next book, then I don't think you should read this series because that's all they do! Also, I wouldn't read this book if you don't like murders. There are a few murders in this series.