Transition with Purpose: Pathways from English Language to Academic Study

155 ACTIVITY 30: MIDTERM REFLECTION FOR INTERMEDIATE SEMINAR OBJECTIVE: ANALYZE GRADES IN YOUR CLASSES THIS TERM. DETERMINE TIME- MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE REST OF THE TERM. TASK: REFLECT ON YOUR PERFORMANCE AND EFFORT AT THIS POINT IN THE TERM. Midterm is a typical time for instructors to assign a formal evaluation of your work. It helps professors determine if students understand what has happened in the first half of the term, and also to evaluate how the course should proceed for the remainder of the term. This week you will write a reflection about your midterm progress. Some of you have made appointments with your academic advisors and some of you have talked with your advisors already about which classes you should take in next term. You have also been completing midterm exams in IELP classes. FOR YOUR REFLECTION: On the page in your ePortfolio, create a new text box to reflect on your academic performance this term. In your text box, use the following guide to develop your reflection: 1. Title: Midterm Reflection 2. Current week and today’s date 3. You are now at the midpoint of the term. Choose 2 of your current classes: What is happening in these classes that is easy and manageable? What is happening in these classes that you weren’t expecting or that are difficult to manage? Explain your answers. 4. Are you satisfied with your grades in this Pathways seminar and in your other classes? Why or why not? 5. Are you prepared to enroll in academic classes? How do you know? Why or why not? Explain in detail. 6. What are you doing now to balance your time for schoolwork and life outside of school? 7. What are some strategies you can apply to help you finish the term successfully? 8. Share the ePortfolio with your Pathways instructor.  Be sure to share for assessment.