Self Assessment

   In US history, I have learned to find and read historical documents with great understanding of the material.  I have learned that history is not only the restatement of events that have happened in the past, but understanding why those events occurred.  With this concept in mind, I have learned how to relate everything that we have learned so far, to the new material that we are learning at this moment.  In the future, I hope to develop these skills much farther to be able to make strong connections between events in history much faster.  With skills such as paraphrasing, quoting, and summarizing, I will be will now be able to articulate my finding much clearer, making me more successful in this class.

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