What I have learned 4th quarter McKay Stephenson On first thought, 4th the fourth quarter for my English class, we haven’t done much. Upon deeper thought however it becomes evident that we definitely did learn a lot. The major things that we learned about were some of Shakespeare’s plays, we worked on our own poetry, and we had lots of guest speakers come in and help prepare us for life after high school. Such small things such as these have taught me the most out of 4th quarter. For the majority of the last quarter, we have been devoting more of our time towards poetry and Shakespeare. We watched a lot of movies on Shakespeare plays, and it was a lot easier to understand what was being said when it was being acted out in the movie. My favorites were probably, “Much Ado about Nothing” and “Hamlet.” These were easily more entertaining than reading the book and not understanding what was going on. We also wrote a lot of our own poems and read them to the class, which was both very funny and informative because it showed us ideas and ways that we could make our poems and writing better. Most memorably was sitting outside in the freezing stadium writing several poems about whatever inspired us. Most people were inspired to get back inside so they wrote about being cold, some wrote about football players that were practicing, and others wrote about such random things that I have no idea why they thought about them. Last of all, I definitely learned a lot from Mr. Pitcher bringing in various speakers from different colleges to talk about our future and give advice on how to make our futures better. We had an odd Sergeant from the military come in and talk to us about how the military will pay for your schooling and even give you a job upon completing your various training. Mr. Miller was a very funny guy that was easily my favorite however. He kept the class entertained with various games and jokes while still teaching us about life after high school and the possibilities that Utah Careers College could give to me. While no I had no intention of going to Utah Careers College, I definitely learned a lot about possible careers and valuable tips for BYU, the college I will be attending. This was one of my favorite and most memorable parts of fourth quarter. While I am very excited to graduate from high school, I am also extremely terrified of life after high school. Everybody says they were scared too just like me at some point, but that college is way better then high school ever was. The speakers that Mr. Pitcher brought to us were definitely a valuable asset to me. I learned a lot but my fears of graduating were somewhat eased. In conclusion, it has been evident that I have learned a lot from my 4th quarter in English class from Mr. Pitcher even though this essay was just a small fraction of the things that I learned. This essay has been an expression of the things that I have found most valuable such as Shakespeare’s plays, working on our own poetry, and having lots of guest speakers come in and help prepare us for life after high school. I am going to miss high school so much and feel like I wasted so much time during it. A lot of the things I have learned this year however I know are extremely valuable to me and the rest of my life. After every quarter we were assigned to write an essay on what we learned. Every quarter I thought that I had learned a lot from the short seven weeks in the class. Looking back on all four quarters, the only thing that has changed is that I now don’t think I’ve learned a lot, I know and I hope I always remember the experiences I had in Mr. Pitcher’s English class. My senior year I am now claiming to be over, it is my view that June 3rd is the beginning of the next step of my life, much like I viewed the first day of sophomore year, eager to face the challenge, but definitely going to be missing the last step I had taken.
McKay Stephenson
On first thought, 4th the fourth quarter for my English class, we haven’t done much. Upon deeper thought however it becomes evident that we definitely did learn a lot. The major things that we learned about were some of Shakespeare’s plays, we worked on our own poetry, and we had lots of guest speakers come in and help prepare us for life after high school. Such small things such as these have taught me the most out of 4th quarter.
For the majority of the last quarter, we have been devoting more of our time towards poetry and Shakespeare. We watched a lot of movies on Shakespeare plays, and it was a lot easier to understand what was being said when it was being acted out in the movie. My favorites were probably, “Much Ado about Nothing” and “Hamlet.” These were easily more entertaining than reading the book and not understanding what was going on.
We also wrote a lot of our own poems and read them to the class, which was both very funny and informative because it showed us ideas and ways that we could make our poems and writing better. Most memorably was sitting outside in the freezing stadium writing several poems about whatever inspired us. Most people were inspired to get back inside so they wrote about being cold, some wrote about football players that were practicing, and others wrote about such random things that I have no idea why they thought about them.
Last of all, I definitely learned a lot from Mr. Pitcher bringing in various speakers from different colleges to talk about our future and give advice on how to make our futures better. We had an odd Sergeant from the military come in and talk to us about how the military will pay for your schooling and even give you a job upon completing your various training. Mr. Miller was a very funny guy that was easily my favorite however. He kept the class entertained with various games and jokes while still teaching us about life after high school and the possibilities that Utah Careers College could give to me. While no I had no intention of going to Utah Careers College, I definitely learned a lot about possible careers and valuable tips for BYU, the college I will be attending. This was one of my favorite and most memorable parts of fourth quarter. While I am very excited to graduate from high school, I am also extremely terrified of life after high school. Everybody says they were scared too just like me at some point, but that college is way better then high school ever was. The speakers that Mr. Pitcher brought to us were definitely a valuable asset to me. I learned a lot but my fears of graduating were somewhat eased.
In conclusion, it has been evident that I have learned a lot from my 4th quarter in English class from Mr. Pitcher even though this essay was just a small fraction of the things that I learned. This essay has been an expression of the things that I have found most valuable such as Shakespeare’s plays, working on our own poetry, and having lots of guest speakers come in and help prepare us for life after high school. I am going to miss high school so much and feel like I wasted so much time during it. A lot of the things I have learned this year however I know are extremely valuable to me and the rest of my life. After every quarter we were assigned to write an essay on what we learned. Every quarter I thought that I had learned a lot from the short seven weeks in the class. Looking back on all four quarters, the only thing that has changed is that I now don’t think I’ve learned a lot, I know and I hope I always remember the experiences I had in Mr. Pitcher’s English class. My senior year I am now claiming to be over, it is my view that June 3rd is the beginning of the next step of my life, much like I viewed the first day of sophomore year, eager to face the challenge, but definitely going to be missing the last step I had taken.