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ProfessorFernandez
English242B
March3,2017
MetacognitiveTest
1. a.Overwhelmed
b.IfeeloverwhelmedbecauseIhavealotgoingoninmylifebeginningwithmy
promotionatwork,whichcausesmetowork10xharder,mynephewwhoisonhisway,
whichpressuresmetomoveoutofmyparentshousetoallowhimtohaveabigger
room,andschool,whichIfinddifficulttokeepupwith.Allthispressurecausesmeto
feeloverwhelmedandmakesmephysicallysick.
2. Rhetoricalreadinghastaughtmedifferentstrategiestohelpmecomprehendatext.I
learneddifferentwaysofapproachingatextwhichdidntonlyhelpmeinschool,butat
workaswell.English1Tand242BalsohavetaughtmethatIneedtofightforwhatI
believeinandtonevergiveup.MartinLutherKingandJeffChanghavereachedoutto
meandhavehelpedmeunderstandthatnothingishandedtoyouinlifeyoumustfight
forwhatyoubelievein.
3. ThemostsignificantchallengeIhavefacedthisquarteriswork.Ihavebeenworkingso
muchandsohardthatIveleftschoolinthebackburner.EverytimeIputworkfirstIm
onestepclosertofailingtheclassbecauseIcontinuetofallbehindmakingitdifficultto
evercatchup.ThesestrugglesareneweversinceIdecidedIwantedtogetpromotedat
workit'sbeendifficultformetokeepupwithschool.Ineedtolearnhowtoprioritize
becauseschooliswhatsmostimportant.
4. InfourweeksIwanttobeabletosaythatdespitethestrugglesthisquarterIstillwas
abletopassmyclass.InordertodothisIhavetodecidewhatsmoreimportanttome
andIneedtobegintomakeachangeinordertosucceed.Ialsohavetounderstandthat
denyingthatpromotionatworkwillcostmefinancialhardship,butin35yearsfromnow
itwouldallbeworthit.