Reflective Study Plan week beginning 19.05.2009

I have decided not to do the Spanish exam, and focus more on the History assessment and investigation as otherwise I feel like there's too much to do and it will cause me more stress.

I have done the second literature essay, but that still needs a bit of tweaking. I will do this on Friday afternoon.

The history assessment revision I'm focusing on just now. I've used a similar method to before which was to use coloured paper for different parts and to put parts of the essay onto it, so that I can visually remember the parts I need to write the essay during the assessment.

I have written out passages and possible quotations to be added into my history investigation as before it was mainly from one main source, which wasn't good. I plan to edit, rewrite and work on it on general once I have the literature essay tweaked. I hope to have it finished by the end of May or first week of June at the latest, as I'm away to Prague in the Czech Republic after that.

Study plan

I wasn't as successful as I'd hoped to be last week. I have managed to finish my personal study literature essay, and am more than half way through the second essay on The Awakening and A Doll's House. 

I have to prepare for my talk for communication tomorrow on Couchsurfing tonight. 

After Communication tomorrow, I plan to finish off the History Essay on Hitler by the evening. 

Then I will just need to work on Spanish essays for exam, memorisation of last history essay for assessment and my history investigation, which has been causing me a bit of hassle due to sources. Glad to say that has now been sorted. 

Reflective Study Plan.

Session date

04.03.2009

What did I do this week/session?

I read The Awakening by Kate Chopin, I've been ill the past week so I have tried not to waste my time completely. I also wrote a letter in French for the second assessment, and tried to do some history revision, Arturo is going to give me copies of the German History section that we were given last week. I also did an initial draft of the Extended Reading and Viewing essay for Spanish, but it needs a bit more work. I also read a bit on the Inca downfall as an initial start on research for history investigation.*

What was the most interesting thing I did for this session (mark it above with an asterisk) - why was that?

Probably reading a bit on the downfall of Inca history as the beginning of my history investigation, I haven't decided on the title yet though.

What were three main things I learned from this session?

I learnt a bit of French and about Creole culture from reading the awakening, I also enjoyed reading about the conflict within the Inca family before the Spanish conquest.


One thing I learned in this session that I may be able to use in future is...

Reading about the beginning of the downfall of the Inca Royal family has enabled me to have a bit more of an insight and has encouraged me to keep reading. I have enjoyed reading to improve my previously vague knowledge of this period of history, and will try and apply it to other subjects in which I am interested in.

Ideas for action, based on this session...

To keep reading and to note down things I feel are relevant to the topic, this is more or less what I have been trying to do, and to practice Spanish conversation on my topics for advanced higher spanish more with those that are Spanish speakers, i.e. boyfriend

What I most disliked about this session was...

Being ill, but I forced myself to come in on Monday, today and will do so tomorrow in order to get through assessments not yet completed.