Anonymous Year-End Freshman Honors Survey 2008-9

2008-9
Ms. Oestermeyer

I appreciate your candid and constructive feedback. This survey is anonymous.

Please be sure to hit DONE (at bottom of page) when you have completed the survey.

As a reminder, here are highlights of what we did this year:
• Summer reading (grade 9-12 group discussions on opening day, GOOD EARTH (test, discussion)
• OF MICE AND MEN (roundtable, debate, in-class essay)
• THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN (reading, log, DuRT quizzes, close readings of quotations, supplementary articles and slave narratives, group essays, tests)
• ANTHEM (essay contest)
• Poetry unit (5-step analysis; “guerrilla” poetry; mailed poems)
• Research projects (process folders, oral presentations and visuals)
• ROMEO AND JULIET (in-class acting/directing, quotation interpretations, tests, film)
• ODYSSEY (notes, Socratic discussions, analytical essay skeleton)
• Cultural Events
• Independent reading! (book reviews)

1. What percentage of each book did you honestly read? (remember, this is anonymous)

	0%	30%	65%	86.5%	100%
OF MICE AND MEN	What percentage of each book did you honestly read? (remember, this is anonymous) OF MICE AND MEN 0%	30%	65%	86.5%	100%
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN	ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN 0%	30%	65%	86.5%	100%
ROMEO AND JULIET	ROMEO AND JULIET 0%	30%	65%	86.5%	100%
ANTHEM	ANTHEM 0%	30%	65%	86.5%	100%
ODYSSEY	ODYSSEY 0%	30%	65%	86.5%	100%

2. What did we do that was MOST valuable this year? Why? Please be specific

What did we do that was MOST valuable this year? Why? Please be specific

3. What do you think was LEAST valuable? Why? Please be specific.

What do you think was LEAST valuable? Why? Please be specific.

4. What did you enjoy...

What did you enjoy... MOST? Why?
LEAST? Why?

5. Did the Research Project...

	NO!	not really	sort of	yes	YES!
Improve your research skills?	Did the Research Project... Improve your research skills? NO!	not really	sort of	yes	YES!
Improve your note-taking skills?	Improve your note-taking skills? NO!	not really	sort of	yes	YES!
Improve your ability to evaluate the validity of web sites?	Improve your ability to evaluate the validity of web sites? NO!	not really	sort of	yes	YES!
Improve your presentation skills?	Improve your presentation skills? NO!	not really	sort of	yes	YES!
Help you gain more in-depth knowledge than you usually get on typical assignments?	Help you gain more in-depth knowledge than you usually get on typical assignments? NO!	not really	sort of	yes	YES!
Give you a sense of accomplishment?	Give you a sense of accomplishment? NO!	not really	sort of	yes	YES!
Provide a worthwhile chance to learn about other topics (from peer presentations)?	Provide a worthwhile chance to learn about other topics (from peer presentations)? NO!	not really	sort of	yes	YES!

Other comments (please be specific)

6. Did the Cultural Event Mission...

	NO!	not really	sort of	yes	YES!
Expose you to new opportunties?	Did the Cultural Event Mission... Expose you to new opportunties? NO!	not really	sort of	yes	YES!
Give you new perspectives/ideas?	Give you new perspectives/ideas? NO!	not really	sort of	yes	YES!
Give you an enjoyable chance to do something outside of school?	Give you an enjoyable chance to do something outside of school? NO!	not really	sort of	yes	YES!
Provide a worthwhile chance to learn about other opportunities?	Provide a worthwhile chance to learn about other opportunities? NO!	not really	sort of	yes	YES!

Other comments (please be specific)

7. What is one aspect (assignment/approach/ANY aspect) you would NOT change about this course? Explain, please.

What is one aspect (assignment/approach/ANY aspect) you would NOT change about this course? Explain, please.

8. If you could make ONE change to this course, what would it be? Please explain.

If you could make ONE change to this course, what would it be? Please explain.

9. What advice would you give future incoming Freshman Honors students or any of my students next year?

What advice would you give future incoming Freshman Honors students or any of my students next year?