Repetition for me has always been key. Practicing certain elements that go into good writing such as writing an intro and thesis, as well as learning more about analyzing literature, I feel that I am becoming very well prepared for the AP test.
Essays in the past have always been a hit or miss. Teachers have given me essays and only had me write on the spot. When we got the graded result back, that was it and we had no chance of fixing or re-writing. Having this opportunity to fix things in practice AP lit essays has helped improve my essays and will only get better as the AP test gets closer. By doing this repetition I can make sure that I answer all parts of the prompt, have a strong intro/thesis and have textual examples to support it that include the authors techniques (DIDLS).
In addition to improving my writing I have really enjoyed reading the first of five books that we will analyze in class. I've never read any of them, and after reading Albee's The American Dream I am very excited to discuss and find out what he is really trying to say. By combining class discussion and the authors use of DIDLS, analyzing literature will become much easier and will help me on the AP test.
AP lit class continues to be awesome! I enjoy the blog posts, readings in class, group work and overall fun that I can have when studying literature. Learning more about the material and what goes into becoming a good writer and analyst will help me both in college and further in the future.
3 comments:
Hey Melanie!
I completely agree with you about having a chance to fix our essays- I thought it was really helpful! I felt like having that chance to revisit what we had done before was beneficial! DIDLS has really helped to improve writing, hasn't it? I felt like analyzing the DIDLS of the author has made the analysis of each work of literature deeper and easier to understand as well!
Generally, I enjoy class too! We always have very...heated discussions, and it makes for a great time!
I'm totally on board with the repetition. I love getting to practice writing essays in many different situations. I especially liked the group essay writing.
I hope the Albee discussions lived up to your expectations. I really enjoyed them. Not only were they productive and insightful but they were funny. I still don't have a solid opinion on what Albee is trying to say, and that bugs me.
I know what you mean about the essays :) The repetition that goes into writing these essays and analyzing pieces that we are doing makes me feel more assured, and I'm sure we'll be very ready for the test.
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