Sunday, May 14, 2017

      Throughout the year this class was one of my favorites. The culmination of all the things we learned on a single test seemed overwhelming. However, since we were well prepared everything went as smooth as it could.

      For me personally, I became overconfident during my essays and spent too much time on my synthesis essay. In order to manage time I went to the rhetorical analysis without finishing my synthesis. The directions on the rhetorical analysis were different, in the last line it asked how Luce's introduction prepared her audience. I somewhat ignored that and just wrote my essay like I normally would and addressed it in my conclusion. I ended up finishing but with a one sentence conclusion when I decided to go back to my synthesis essay.
      To better prepare for the exam I would of focused on my multiple choice more since it is a matter of timing and skills - something that can be fixed. On the day of the test I finished with only 3 questions left, a lot better than before. Skipping the first passage was a great decision since I didn't really comprehend it well anyway. With all this being said if my multiple choice came through and my essay graders don't mind my handwriting, I'm hoping for a 4.

      P.S This class has been a wonderful experience and thank you Mr. Felder for taking a chance with accepting me into your class. In all of my English classes I basically learned the same things over but in your class I've all learned so much. I know we've all became better writers and it's all because of you. Thank you!