1. Reflective writing prompts

2. In Today’s Free Writing, you will be examining all of the perspectives on you. For each of the categories below, describe in detail how each of the individuals see you. Are there similarities in how they see you and how you see yourself? Are they different? What accounts for these similarities and differences? Your mom Your dad Your sister/ brother Your best friend Your classmates Your teachers Your neighbors Strangers Your boss

3. * How would your dream school go? What would you like to accomplish this school year? What would you like to accomplish for yourself in Language Arts Class this year? Set some goals for yourself this year and explain why they are good goals for you. * When setting your goals, consider your needs as a learner, your past habits and your dreams for yourself as a high school student.

4. * Paradigm: a perception about the way things are; The way you see something, a frame of reference or a belief * Paradigm shift: a radical change in somebody's basic assumptions about or approach to something Free Writing Questions: * Are your paradigms about yourself helping or hindering who you are? * Do you buy into the paradigms others believe about you? Do they help or hinder you? * What factors in my life influence my paradigms and decisions?