What I did in Honors Chemistry is bonds, atomics, and now molecules. From bonds we did the different covalent bonds versus the ionic bond and how they are different. This is important as it has to do with how materials react with one another and form bigger molecules. Through atomics I did labs with mols with helps scientist learn how bigger each atom is. Molecules are now taking bonds and actually learning what goes into them like how Sodium Chloride is different from Diphosphorous trioxide, the importance goes back to knowing how different materials behave in different ways.

This knowledge can be applied to the dwindling ozone layer, or water recycling, and car emissions. Renewable energy could start to use different bonds and atoms for new power sources. One pattern is that we read through the book and then would do in class activities to strength our grasp on the new knowledge.

Chemistry is ranked near the top of my best classes, partially because of my love for science. The labs can be difficult but I do well enough on them. A thing that I could improve is on the test, being that I seem to fail at the vocabulary. I plan on physics being next as elements make up the physical world and from there physics can use such knowledge and use it.

The reason we do everything else outside of the book is to strengthen and reinforce the knowledge given to us. Just getting information dumped on us does nothing but applying the knowledge builds it up and shows its relevance to everything else.

The first answer was well spoken.
I was not understandable and struggled greatly trying to find the words.
I did not feel confident when answering the questions, but did not misunderstand key words.
Practice a lot more and learn how to speak, not just read and write.
One goal is be able to read french more fluently, achieved by reading more french in general from ads to papers. Another goal is speak basic sentences better, by practicing more with how the words are formed and thinking of each word.

Problem 1:
Some of the pro’s to this method of grading is if the student does not know the answer they are not penalized as much for not guessing. The con’s are that kids might not try to answer all the questions thinking it does not matter as much. I feel like this would work best with English and History test where the student thinks of sometime from literature differently than the teacher does or if they forgotten the information for History. Math and Science usually only have one right answer so the student should be able to find it eventually. I think that 7 points for a correct answer is a bit high, as the -1 for not trying is a bit low. My scale would be 5 points correct, -3 incorrect, but keep the -1 blank.

Problem 3:
Each quadratic has two solutions. The first one is the only one where all three methods would work as the other two would have fractions that do not add up to the “b” value. I prefer the complete the square method as I find it easiest. The quadratic formula will always work while factoring only works when the numbers play nice with each other. Complete the square works best only when the “a” value equals 1.

Problem 6:
y=3x+1 and y=-2x-8 is a good system to graph.
x=5y+1 and 2y+2x=10 is a good system for substitution.
4x+3y=14 and -4x+5y=8 is a good system for elimination.
If the system is in y=mx+b form then graphing is simple. When a variable is already, or easily, alone on one side of the equation then substitution is great. Finally if the same variable from the two equations are opposite each other than they cancel out and you’re left with one variable thats simple to solve.

Problem 7:
Absolute Value graphs act like linear graphs until there lowest or highest point. The slope of an absolute value graph and linear graph would look the same until the absolute value reaches its maximum , then it become the opposite slope.

Problem 9:
The y-intercept is where the line crosses the y axis. This is called the b term, and as the b term changes, where the line crosses the y axis changes to the number the b term is equivalent to. The slope is the m term, and as the m term increases from 1 the line gets steeper going up. If the slope is less than 1 then the line gets steeper going down. If the m term equals 0 then the line is flat and parallel to the x axis.

Describe the aims and strategies that led to the completion of this essay.
I found three topics that seem to over lap within the documents and bent them to fit what i was trying to explain.

What went according to plan and what surprises did you encounter?
The political problems, and the peoples out cries were, for the most part, according to plan. The surprise was that all the documents talking of secession were talking of the impossibility of it. That made it hard to make it a reason for the war.

What challenges did you face in completing the assignment? How did you address/troubleshoot them?
I had 10 minutes to write an entire conclusion so I wrote faster, a little more sloppy, and did not put as much detail or pretty word choice in as I wanted to.

How might you improve on DBQ’s in the future?
One way to improve the DBQ may be to have them be a little easier in finding a common statement from them, and maybe more images, being that the image can be used repeatedly throughout the essay.

What did you learn by completing this DBQ? Be specific.
I learned that many people from the South and North believed that the South would never secede. Two different documents stating that it could never happen.

What skills did you use/master in this assignment? How are they reflected in this DBQ? Be specific.
Having a document bend to what you are trying to say is a skill I used. Having the Election Document bent to fit all three main points one way I used the skill.

How does what you learned through completing this DBQ connect to the learning outcomes of this course?
This DBQ connected to the Civil War, which, as some historians state, is the single most important time in the United State’s history. Connecting the before times that led up to the war only enforces the idea behind such a statement.

Within the Poetry Journal there were a variety of feelings towards it. One of these was annoyance, in that all the cutting and gluing and such made for a pain to work on. The other feeling towards the little books was relief from no longer having to look up the definition of the word every time I had to use it. Also, I found the poetry to be alright, in plain terms, being able to think deeper into the author’s intentions has always been an enjoyable experience. The class “discussions,” especially the first poem with the plane and diagrams, was a laughably fun time. Overall, I liked the poetry journals, besides the work it took to build them with limited resources.

Zack Van Zante
Ms. Keener
AP US History
23 October 2015
Goal Analysis Reflection
The First Quarter Goal I set for myself was to “get all the homework done within reasonable time.” This basic, one thought goal was achieved through the following: thought to do it, finding time, and actually doing it. Applied to the notes for chapters four, five, six, and seven and example are shown. The first step was easy, in that all I had to do was realize that the notes were on over one hundred pages of history textbook. With that motivation and insight, the race was on so to speak. The wanting to get it done led to the problem of when, which ever so happened to be a long weekend the week before the Friday it was due. The time complication eliminated, that only left actually doing the notes. Start as soon as I wake up and just work through it with minimal distraction and limited breaks for lunch, dinner, the bathroom, and other activities.

The example my First Quarter Goal also pertained to was to finish essays in good time before they were due. From the summer work essay to the one I write today, I hoped to hold this goal. Though I am passing the class with an A grade, the goal I set was not accomplished because of difficulties. The process for essays was the same way as the notes I took. Step one was to start the ideas flowing for what to write and how to write it. Sometimes this step would mix with the next couple steps as new ideas came to me and old ideas needed changing to make them fit into the essay better. After this first step is done and most of the thought process is down, which can create small problems usually being writer’s block, the time for planning when to write the essay begins. This is where the majority of failure for the essay goal occurs, in the form of procrastination mostly. Having the time to do it, and feeling the need to actually do the essay for the most part don’t line up till them must, like the night before with this very essay I write. This waiting for the last moment is usually from not waiting to sit down and write the essay, or that other homework comes before it. On occasion, I will sit down and write down parts of the essay before the night of the due date. One of these times was over the summer with the Document Based Question essay, which I worked on a couple days before school and then did last minute, fixes the night before. Showing not every essay I write is last minute, but about ninety percent are.

However, not all essays and notes were done haphazardly and right both they were due. The summer vocabulary was done in a single week with quite a few weeks before the due date. Done with some care, well organized and well phrased, the vocabulary turned out all right. Another slowly thought out essay was, again, the Document Based Question essay done over the summer. Done in a slow manner, the essay was well thought out, if I do say so myself, and was informative to the end. The success of having all the essays and other work projects like notes, readings, web-quest, timelines, and many more done on time and submitted was going along with the goal.

To work on the First Quarter Goal, and actually make it come true is my Second Quarter Goal. There are many ways to improve upon the first goal. One being, start the work when the work is first provided so another essay like this one and almost every other one I have written is not written the way it was. When I have downtime, not to goof off and not do homework until it is late at night. A good way to solve the problem is to make a plan for my ever-growing workload so that assignments are done on time and orderly.

Reflections
I did the conversion of fours grams of Sulfur to the atoms of Sulfur. What i learned was that my finger is not a good tool to use for writing on the computer or iPad. One thing i could have done differently is that i should have used a stylus to write.

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