Final Journal - Extra Credit the Conclusion of the Year through My Perspective and Towards the Future!

This year I can honestly say I have improved on my writing, even if it is a little bit. I think I was able to do this from learning different things about writing and also being able set up for the piece better. From this year I was able to master the task of making outlines, which helped out tons when it came to getting my thoughts out and how I wanted it to be organized!! I also realized that when things are organized they make things easier, less complicated, and waste less time trying to figure out how to do certain things, this helped with my procrastination problem with the year because it killed some time off if I had at least an outline done. This year I learned, (on multiple occasions), what procrastination causes a person to do, feel, and act like. In my perspective it is my enemy that I still am not able to conquer no matter how hard I try, this year just enforced that feeling of my failure when it came to attempting to stop my serious procrastination problem. No matter how many times I run across this thing, it just seems to be inevitable to me that I will procrastinate in some way. It has also helped me to understand that procrastination is like self inflicted pain on a person. I bring upon myself, I suffer the consequences, the terrible painful times, and yet continue to struggle with this serious problem with no hope for change. It is almost like I need to go to an intervention place to get my procrastination struggle problem to get rid of it.  Another thing I have learned about myself is that a person has no good results or accomplishments when they are sleep deprived, it is as if I have a force holding me back on what I wish to do. The sleep deprivation makes it very hard to concentrate, and even more difficult to accomplish things. Being sleep deprived also causes a lack in ambition and a realization of a life of ruts: coming home-homework to very late hours in the night- very few hours of sleep= which inevitably leads to a lack of interest in what is going on in my life. But on the brighter side of that, when I do get sleep those things begin to come back.

As for Senior English next year, I think that I will start off better, get rid of my procrastination, (hopefully), get plenty of sleep, and accomplish great things and go to my highest potential. I do have to admit, I am kind of scared for English next year because I have heard it was really hard, but that did not hold me back this year so why should it next year? I'll go for it! To see what happens. A person can only learn things if they try. For next year my preparation would be:
1.) Better time management.
2.) More Sleep
3.) Trying harder
4.) Working on my writing skills, and understanding terms better.
5.) Focusing on reading comprehension.
6.) Write things that flow
7.) Understanding what is being taught better.
8.) Having a more positive outlook for English!!

To conclude this final journal, I will say it has been a struggle but a great learning experience! The work was hard but I lived! The class was fun, the people were great, but the load of work, and the amount of how intense it was, was immense for me and not my favorite part of the class.

Thank you for being patient with me Mrs. Townzen! I appreciated all of the time and help you offered me!
Thanks again!
Sincerely,
Marilyn Wallenburn