First Quarter Reflection

      In the first quarter I have learned various amounts of topics ranging from slavery to western expansion. When going over each lesson we find connecting themes and thinking skills. Researching each topic, I have become better at finding better sources and finally being able to paraphrase correctly. Throughout each lesson I have also learned a new tech skill such as hyperlinking. Hyperlinking gives me the ability to link my source to the article where my information was found, which makes life easier. 

       When talking about each lesson, we used a major critical theme, empathy. When trying to understand tougher subjects such as slavery, I was able to understand the positions of slaves and the owners. Blogging helped take what we learned and be able to put it in my own words on what I understand and what I didn't. By understanding what I learned I was able to immerse myself more into researching because I wanted to know more. This class is enjoyable since its not all lectures which mean I don"t die of boredom. Also Mrs. Lawson says Valeria does a good job at research.