Dear Dr. Despain,
In order for me to achieve A Work in CODE 121, I have set goals for myself for the remainder of my college career and how I’ll show that I have accomplished them.
5.b. “Accesses information using effective, well-designed search strategies and appropriate sources.” (15%)
This is a goal of mine for this class because we have done a lot of researching for projects so far. I haven’t had the greatest ability to find the best sources to use for projects. I want my work to be able to show that at the end of the year. I want to learn how to find the absolute best source for whatever project. At the end of the year, I can compare my first research project compared to my last which will allow me to see my improvement.
7.b. “Pursues knowledge and educational experience beyond the classroom.” (25%)
My ability to work outside of the classroom has been very struggling so far. I have to clock study hours for my sport but that seems to be the only time I’m working on schoolwork outside of class. I want this to change a lot. The best way I can show that I have completed this goal is to write down the time and place I was at when I was doing schoolwork outside of class and compare it from the beginning to the end.
8.c. “Develops clear, innovative central messages with significant supporting materials.” (25%)
My goal is to make sure that my main idea is a solid base with very good supporting information to boost the main idea. In past cases I have always gotten a decent main idea with one or two pieces of good evidence but I want to improve to make sure that I have the best I can get. I will be able to show this by doing extra research in Dr. DeSpain’s class to see if I can find better information.
11.a. “Evaluates texts’ scholarly significance to apply reading to other contexts or issues.” (10%)
This has always been a goal of mine. I have always wanted to be able to retain information that I have read or been told and apply it different situations rather than the specific subject it was researched for. I will be able to execute this goal by taking more time understanding the text or multimodal source. By taking more time I will be able to reread the information.
13.b. “Uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to illustrate mastery of the subject, conveying the writer’s understanding, and shaping the whole work.” (25%)
I chose this to be one of my goals because I want to be able to show Dr. Despain that I have a full understanding of what we have been doing. I will show that I have completed this goal by going back to past work and revising it to make it better than what it was before.
Sincerely,
Cullen Krieg