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Reflection Essay Senior Exit Project
Reflection Essay Senior Exit Project
Mrs. Hooks
ERWC, Period 2
22 April, 2019
1. While searching through my past essays, projects, and presentations, I came across an
essay from sophomore year in AP English Language that sparked a high degree of pride
for myself and work ethic. For this essay, I was assigned to create a satirical paper that
assignment did not seem appealing because I was given complete freedom with no
definite directions and required to bring out my creative and entertaining side in a school
essay. Until this moment, I had never written a school essay that required me to make
jokes and satirically criticize something or someone. I also do not find myself to be a
very amusing person that can make hilarious jokes right off the top of my head, therefore,
surprise, I scored very well on this assignment and even managed to make my teacher
laugh at some of my jokes. This assignment pushed me out of my comfort zone and
showed that I am not limited to a specific format of writing. I believe I was successful
because I allowed myself to adapt to a new experience and trusted my teacher’s thinking
2. As I look through my past and current transcripts, grade reflections, and Infinite Campus
printouts, I have dramatically grown in two categories of instruction over the last four
the Reading category due to the difficulty level and analysis of the AP novels and
passages. Especially last year in AP Language I scored very low in the Mock AP style
multiple choice tests that were inputted to the Reading category of my grades. I believe
that the difficulty level of reading is lower this year, which explains my growth in this
capabilities have grown and continue to improve my level of writing in other subjects in
school. My Language category has also improved throughout my four years in high
school. The exposure to various levels and genres of novels, poems, and films and
back at past English essays, my writing style has completely changed for the better. Now,
I am able to use a larger vocabulary in a way that makes sense and properly integrate
3. One category that stills need improvement is “Speaking.” Throughout all four years in
high school, this category is most likely the weakest and needs the most improvement.
This section consists of socratic seminars and presentations. While this category has
never dramatically lowered my English grades, I always want to raise this category and
seminar grades have shown to be far from excellent. Despite the opinions and comments
I wish to share in front of my peers, I always fail to effectively speak these ideas in a
manner that earns a perfect score. This year I have made small improvements in my
speaking skills, although I am determined to continue to grow and become more open
about sharing my opinions. After graduation, I plan on joining multiple clubs in college
that will motivate me to become more conversational in a crowd or amongst my peers. I
want to participate in more activities in which I interact with other classmates. I believe
the more comfortable I become with talking to others on a daily the basis, the more
4. In terms of academics and exposure, Great Oak High School has successfully prepared
me for the next chapter in my life, a four-year university. GOHS is most well-known for
its large student body and school spirit it encourages from each student. Although I am
not attending a large, public college, this high school has taught me to communicate and
interact with a large group of people. I remember being very intimidate my first year
compared to now. The large mass of students crowding the hallways during passing
period no longer phase me. The high numbers of classmates in each class has always
GOHS is filled with various clubs and extracurricular activities that I feel has also
prepared me for “the next step.” With access and the opportunity to join these activities,
my interests and passions for the future have grown and motivated me to reach out to new
things I would never think to attempt. The last four years has also included a very
supportive and involved faculty and staff. From my counselor to my science teacher, I
have never felt overlooked nor lost with no direction. The exposure to a large and
supportive staff has shown me that there are always people who want to help me and care
about my wellbeing no matter the circumstance. While in college, I will be sure to create