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!
Hillary, I definitely agree with your sentiments about the multiple choice. I too had trouble comprehending the first passage due to the style of English it was written in. I also second the feeling of being prepared for the exam. I agree that a big challenge was time and making sure I adequately answered all questions. How do you think you could've better distributed your time on the essay?
ReplyDeleteHillary, I'm glad to hear that you improved with timing on the multiple choice. I think you made a great choice by skipping the first story. I didn't do that and I ended spending way too much time on the story which is why I ended up guessing on like 9 questions. We definitely could've done more multiple choice practice outside of school to improve. I actually didn't notice that the directions for the rhetorical essay were different. I hope you get that 4. What made you not finish the synthesis essay and move on to the rhetorical essay?
ReplyDeleteHi Hillary! It is nice to see you that you are very thankful to Mr. Felder for all he has done for us. More or less, I agree that the class was a blast and that we learned a lot about the world of writing and comprehension.
ReplyDeleteI am pretty sure that most people would have chosen to skip that first passage. (I know I did.) That first passage may have been the hardest passage, so skipping it for later would be a good strategy. Let's just hope the grading curve will be in our favor.
What do you plan on doing after this class? What lessons from this class would you apply to the outside world?
Hey Hillary, I agree with what you said about this class. I've definitely learned how to write more expressively and creatively. In all my past english classes, I was forced to write in this suffocating 5 paragraph format for every essay, and in this class I was shown how to make my writing 10 times better. I'm really happy I took this class, as it taught me more than any other standard gifted english class could. Are you taking AP Literature next year as a continuation?
ReplyDeleteHillary, I also skipped the first passage and I feel like that made a huge difference in timing. I was able to finish the multiple choice. On the essay I also had the same problem , but I did end up finishing. It is difficult to manage your time especially when you are under so much pressure and the room you take the test in does not even have a working clock. I hope you got the score you wanted. If you had the chance, would you retake the exam?
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