This week was a pretty good week in AP Lit. Being in this class has help me so much with my reading and writing skills. My reading skills could definitely be better the problem I have with reading is that I get too distracted and I don't like reading on my own time, I understand I do need to start reading on my own time to start reaching my reading goal on time in class. This week we learned how to look at a piece of art a create a story from it. I was really interested in this because everyone makes up stories and just about everyone is good at it. When we watch the ted talk about the women who made stories up about painting I was really intrigued with how she came up with the stories and she didn't know anything about them to begin with. One of the paintings I really liked was the Girl with the pearl earring. Looking into next week I'm kind of excited because we are getting a new poem of the week and we are going to start getting into our groups for our literature projects.
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Well it's the 3rd week of school and us seniors have already ordered caps and gowns. I applied for MMCC but I haven't thought about where I'm going to go after that yet, I'm mostly just trying to get through the day. The main focus this week in AP literature was having a deeper understanding of literature. This weeks activity was actually quite useful for me in understanding it differently and more deeper. During the activity we had draw a picture of a metaphor that was based on a chapter in How to read literature like a professor, this activity really helped me understanding different chapters in literature. A lot of the chapters that were chosen to be drawn were ones that I thought I knew but I guess I didn't really know much about them. Something that I am nervous about in this class is writing, I am a really bad writer and looking into week fours lesson plans most of it is writing. The TP-CASTT did help me when analyzing a poem but I think the thing I struggle with most in writing is getting it started. I'm taking this class not only for college credit but to also help me advance in my reading and writing skills. It's the second week of school and it's just reminding me how much closer I am to actually graduating and moving on with the rest of my life. I love the thought of graduating and being on my own when I leave for college but I also fear that I'll make mistakes somewhere on my journey and it'll impact my life in ways I can't imagine. I will admit though, I have different opinions about school. I love coming to different classes and learning new things and I also love seeing my friends that I haven't seen in awhile. But school can be very stressful sometimes especially for the students who have a lot going on at home, work or even with homework. This week in AP literature I learned to better understand poetry and even respect it more than I did before. Something that we learned this week that has really helped me to better understand poetry was the TP-CASTT. I really didn't know much about poetry, at first I would just read the poem and think Okay the author is telling us exactly what he wants us to know, but after breaking down and analyzing the poem "The Eagle" I realized that even a poem that's only two sentences can really make your mind think about all the things that the author could be implying. I'm really enjoying myself in this class, this is the first AP class that I've ever taken so I was a bit worried and honestly I still kind of am. This is only the second week of being in this class and I definitely believe it's going to help me in the future, not only by helping me become a better writer but by helping me with my reading and opening up my mind with different possibilities that could happen in any story. The first week of school went pretty good. I was really worried about taking an AP class especially in literature. I was nervous because ever since I was a little kid I was always a slow reader and I would struggle with understanding a few words. In AP lit we had a pretty easy start but I do expect it to get harder or more challenging as the year goes on. Already I have found a book that I am interested in and I have learned a lot more about reading, writing and critical thinking. There’s not a lot of people I know personally in my class but there are a few. I think that having a class with a lot of my friends is a pain in the butt for me because I always get distracted easily by them so I am lucky that I barely know anyone. For me something important I learned was the reading rate. The reading rate is something that is probably going to stick with me all throughout my life because there are going to be times in college and when I am older where I can use the knowledge of the reading rate to get books read on time. Another thing I like about AP lit is that it’s okay if you’re a slow reader or if you’re not that creative it just means that you have to try harder to succeed. |
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