My name is Amanda Marsilio and I am a sophmore in high school. I have lived in Newtown for over eight years. I have four brothers and two sisters, all of them are older than me. My main interest is sports. I play basketball all year round and I plan to make some kind of a future in it. I also play softball in the spring and volleyball in the fall. I spend a lot of time playing sports and it is sometimes hard for me do fit in my homework, but I try my best.
As a freshmen my English teacher was Mr. Percivalle. Last year I found myself not trying as hard as I could have. My goal this year in Mr. Luizzi's class, is to do my absolute very best on each and every piece of work that I create. So far this year I have kept up quite well and I have even been a little bit ahead with my work. Last year I wasn't very interested in most of the subjects that we learned about, therefore, I didn't end up learning as much as I would have liked to. From the looks of what I think we will be learning about this year, I believe and hope that this will change. I think that this year will be a good learning experience for me. We will be reading many books and analyzing them. I expect that the books will also be more interesting and something that relates to our lives.
This year I would like to improve on all the parts of this subject. For example, it would be very benificial for me to really be able to investigate things about a book and go deep into, while still enjoying the book. I don't seem to get interested in a book very easily so if I could try to concentrate harder it would help me. My writing skills have room for improvment also, but I think that has a lot to do with the effort that I put into it. Also sometimes I tend to go off thinking about something of my own interest when I should be listening to the teacher. Often I get nervous about speaking in front of people, that may also change with a little bit of practice. If I am confident in what I am talking about it seems to come easier. The viewing aspect of this subject is harder because you really have to pay attention to what you are watching, but that too comes with effort. All in all if the effort is put in than basically anything can be accomplished.
To start off the year, I have set some specific goals for myself. First off, I think that it would be a good idea to expand my vocabulary and be able to talk in a more intelligent manner. Another goal is to make honor roll in this class, and I believe that I would be able to do it if I tried my best on everything that I do. One accomplishment that I am proud of is my final reflection of last year, but I think that one goal for me might be to write each piece this year to that quality or better. I am highly looking foward to English this year and I hope that everything goes as I expected.