jerrypotter

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    3:59 AM, Friday May 15th 2020

    Your ellipses look like they are on the right track. They will tighten up over time. My main feedback is to put more effort into making them touch the borders of boxes you are putting them in.

    Most of my feedback is related to markmaking and line quality:

    • For the ghosted lines, I noticed you were making fairly large dots for your points, which was distracting and hurting the accuracy of the lines you were making since the space that you could start your intial mark in was so vast. Looks like you stopped doing that, so good job. Still sometimes they come out as tiny lines or ovals rather than points, which suggests you are rushing this part, and not thinking super thoughtfully about dot placement. Try and slow down and think about this more.

    • A lot of your lines have a curvature to them. You might be going a little too fast. Try drawing and ghosting just a little slower. Look to the point you are drawing to as you make your mark.

    • Some of the lines are also off on both points, which means you need to take more time to line up your line on the initial point before you make your mark. Don't rush this.

    Next Steps:

    Move onto the 250 box challenge. Overall, you have a good grasp of the lesson content, but as you move into the challenge, you would benefit from slowing down a little to think about each step of the process.

    This community member feels the lesson should be marked as complete, and 2 others agree. The student has earned their completion badge for this lesson and should feel confident in moving onto the next lesson.
    3:17 AM, Friday April 17th 2020

    I really really really appreciate the feedback and critique. I will try the exercises you mentioned. I moved around a lot in third grade when cursive was being taught so it makes sense that I would be lacking in certain handwriting skills that might contribute to ellipses. I'll give the exercise you mentioned a shot as a warmup. Thanks again!

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