Reflection on My First Pronounciation Cycle

Well, to put it bluntly it didn't go that well.  Although I'm sure I should have been able to fit it in if I had enough time, I never seemed to get around to my shadowing exercises.  I always put it off to the next day or did some other homework instead.  In the end, I only did shadowing twice, and neither time for as long as I had hoped.  I did manage to go to language table twice though.  I think for the next cycle, instead of saying "I will practice shadowing three times a week," I will be more specific. "I will practice shadowing on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday" for example.

As for my oral exam, I honestly have no clue how I did overall.  I was so focused on getting the right words out that I didn't even try to get the correct accent, but on the other hand, my speed, if not as fast as in recordings I've heard, was at least regular and didn't drag.  As for the gramatical usage, I don't think Peng and I used the past tense enough overall.  We probably should have tried to include a few extra sentences relating to the past.  Finally, I had no clue when to use the particles ね and よ.

きょう、 わたしの かよおび

Warning: the narrative you are about to read is extremely boring.
Do not operate heavy machinery while reading this post.

こんばんは。
よく　はちじごろ　おきます。　きょう　はちじさんじゅっぷんに　おきました。　じゃあ、　はちじさんじゅういっぽん　ねました。　はちじごじゅうに　おきました。　フリスト　ホールに　いきました。　くじに　フリストホールで　にほんごの　じゅぎょうが　ありました。　じゅうじじゅっぽんに　あさごはんを　たべました。　マクドネルホールで　わたしの　ぶつりがくの　じゅぎょうが　ありました　けど、　いきませんでした。
わたしは　うちで　しゅくだい　しました。　いつも　ひるごはんを　たべます。　にじごろ　うちで　ばんきょしました。　ろくじはんに　ばんごはんを　たべました。　ぶつりがくの　テストが　ありました。いま　じゅうじよんぷん　です。　こんばん　ねます。　あした　なにを　しますか。　わかりません。
しつれい　します。

（；_・）

かわくありません

Well I messed up.  テストは　おととい　ありました。But I forgot about it.  So of course,　べんきょうしませんでした。I didn't do well.  きょう　テストは　ありました。　わたしは　べんきょしました。But I think there may have been a backside to the quiz which I didn't notice...  ＼(>o<)／
 Well better to know the words and get a bad grade than the other way around I guess.  I'll get this down eventually.

Goals for First Speaking Cycle

My Goals:

I want to be able to reliably be able to pronounce the l/r sound in らりるれろ and also be able to keep up with shadowing in slower speaking cases without having to listen to it many times.

Activities:

I will practice shadowing with provided exercises, anime, and Japanese songs at least 20 minutes for at least 3 times a week.

I will also go to the language table at least twice in the next month.