Transition with Purpose: Pathways from English Language to Academic Study

152 ACTIVITY 27: REFLECTION ON SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECIES OBJECTIVE: REFLECT ON DIFFERENT STRATEGIES THAT CAN BE USED IN BALANCING GOALS AND INTERNAL DIALOGUES. TASK: EPORTFOLIO REFLECTION ON SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECIES. Use information fro m Students’ Self-Fulfilling Prophecies: Five Ways to Break the Cycle and notes from your small group discussion to reflect on different strategies that can be used to balance goals and internal dialogues. FOR YOUR REFLECTION: On your page in your ePortfolio, create a new text box and reflect on self-fulfilling prophecies. In a new content box, use the following guide to develop your reflection: 1. Title: Self-Fulfilling Prophecies, current week and today’s date 2. Reflection content: Would you use any of these strategies to break a cycle of self- fulfilling prophecies about your own schoolwork? You may discuss more than one strategy, but be specific. a. If yes, explain which one you would use and why. b. If no, explain why wouldn’t use one of these strategies to change your situation. Is there another strategy instead? 3. Share the ePortfolio with your Pathways instructor.  Be sure to share for Assessment. Corridor above the street