The End

       Its been a great year in AP Lang and now, its the end. Although it feels like time has passed us by too quickly, it all has to come to a end. As a student, I've grown very much in ways I couldn't believe. Originally, I thought it was going to be some other English class, but I had an awesome time learning on different ways to write essays as well as reading great pieces of literature throughout the school year. It helped me to improve as a student and school in ways like how to keep organized and plan things in a timely manner. Even though sometimes I procrastinate, this class helped to be more efficient when it comes to time.

       As for life, well I got used to having to interact with others more often. In most classes that I have taken, we would have to do individual work and to not talk to others. Although there are some exceptions, this class helped me the most in the aspect of having to work with other individuals if it means for all us achieving something great as a group. So when it comes to the future and I have to work in a public place that means having to work with other people, I'm going to be well prepared due to this class.

       When it comes to the essays that we had to write in class, I found the rhetorical analysis the hardest to write while argumentation was the easiest. With the rhetorical analysis, finding the rhetorical devices and analyzing what the author meant made it difficult for me to formulate an essay that was well worded and explained what I meant to say from what I read beforehand. The argumentation on the other hand is a completely different story. I was able to write and express what I wanted to say without much difficulty.

       The novels that we had to read throughout the school year were all wonderful, but the one that I've enjoyed the most would be The Great Gatsby. Although we barely started reading as of a few weeks ago, I find this novel the most interesting to read since this piece of literature best explains what America is really like. It best portrays the worst and sometimes even best parts of what makes us the way we are in American society. My least favorite novel that we had to read for this class was In Cold Blood. Before reading into the novel, I had difficulty getting into the story and following along while reading. That's why I disliked this novel the most compared to the many others that we've read this year.

       Its been one crazy ride this year, but there's not much left to say. I had fun learning new ways to improve my work, but also, I got to make new friends and I enjoyed going to class each and everyday, so keep doing what you doing Mr. Thomas! You've done a great job with us this year and hope you keep teaching many more years to come!