I like to think I've matured as not only a student, but as a person as well. I believe stress and fatigue really helps a person grow. This class has helped me not only in my essays, which started at an elementary level, but also in my views on life and people. But onward to the good stuff:
Hardest essay:
I would have to say for this AP exam the most challenging one to write was the rhetorical essay. I couldn't find enough rhetorical devices, especially some that repeated. I had to resort to some of the more basic ones and made a bit of a stretch to make some work. The problem with this essay is that if you cannot find the strategies in the passage, there is nothing for you to do. While in the other essays there's always some given information to work off of.
Easiest essay:
The easiest essay was probably the argumentative which surprised me because in class I could not manage to write it. I think the prompt was one that I could more easily bring in information to, which helped me in the construction and overall argument.
Favorite book:
I really enjoyed reading In Cold Blood. This book intrigued me in due to the fact that it not only was based on a true story, but also analyzed both sides of the story. It got very Criminal Minds in that it broke down the killers, their background, motives, etc. The psychology factor of it all also made it interesting to read. The story was easy to get into, and the switch between the two points of view helped fill the story.
Least favorite book:
The Things They Carried would have to be my least favorite of the year. That doesn't necessarily mean I didn't like the book, but it wasn't the best of this year. It had a bit of an unstructured flow which made it harder to remember the stories and characters. The switching of what happened and what didn't also confused me and to this day I'm still not very sure what had and hadn't happened.
Closing comments:
I'm not very good at these extra information things. I would like to thank you, Mr. Thomas, for a great year in English. I have always looked forward to your class, and thank you for giving me not only the information needed to succeed in your class, but that needed to succeed in the future.
Thank you
