Week 12. Just finished typing and posting my preface, acknowledgements, and about the author assignments. This created a lot of deep thinking and reflecting on my part. Before this class I rarely did any writing except for class notes and cards and now it seems like I never stop. I know that sounds negative but its not meant to be. Its improved me and I definitely need it. I know that sounds so judgmental but not really. It’s a fact. I was talking to Ms. McComas the other day and mentioned even when I’m on the right track I get lead astray by other students who have better grades than I have. I do this because I have no confidence in my abilities. Ms. McComas is a great motivator and I am going to work on not being so critical about my work and work on boosting my self-confidence. I have learned that I do know some things and its better to get it wrong on what I believe than to listen to someone else and still get it wrong. Somewhere all this educational highway I lost what little confidence I had but now I’m determined to get it back. I can see low self-esteem as damaging my future and I’ve worked too hard to let that happen.

Oh well its 6:00 and I’m taking the night off. Anthony and I are going to the movies to see Santa Claus 2. He’s hoping this will put scrooge (me) in the Christmas spirit. I’m worn to a frazzle and still have four weeks of school left. Yikes!

Aims/objectives: Find out how to structure my MRP so that each genre leads to the next. I’ve looked at the summer class for ideas. Get up with Ms. McComas for direction.