Ap English Reflection

Everyone on the planet has a goal set in life, but only a handful attempt to improve to obtain their goal by studying the subject their goal is in. In my English class, English 101 this quarter I was astonished by how much I had progressed as a writer sharpening my writing skills and also learned a lot about writing that I hadn’t learned before. In my writing portfolio for this quarter I had to write an autobiography essay, a research essay, and this reflection essay to develop my writing skills better. The writing assignments were fun to do because it challenged me to work on essays of different styles that were new to me. The essay assignments helped me grow as a better writer that gave me the self-confidence and skills to take on the world on my own.

Throughout the semester, I learned how to write a strong thesis statement, transition sentences, and how to intertwine my body paragraphs with one another so that they all connect with one another and flow smoothly. These were all parts of a paper that I previously learned in high school, but the difference is that I was not a strong writer in these areas. Now, after taking English 111 I can confidently say that I have improved tremendously in these areas. I first saw this shift in improvement in paper number four, which discusses the career of a physician assistant. Throughout the paper, I thought I did an excellent job connecting the paragraphs to each other. For example, on page four and five I connected the concluding sentence of paragraph number four and the introductory sentence of paragraph number five to one another, which resulted in the paragraphs running smoothly together, “However, like all careers, there are disadvantages to being a physician assistant. The disadvantages of being a physician assistant are mainly due to work hours, work intensity, and legal issues.” When the paragraphs throughout a paper flow smoothly with one another the paper is easier to understand and helps centralize the

First off, I want to thank you for making this year and my first honors English experience fun for me! Though this year was challenging for me, it has also been extremely knowledgeable. From my freshman year to sophomore year, I can definitely notice the difference in my writing and reading. I can definitely see how much I have grown, and I am sure you could see these improvements too. Last year, I was in regular English and jumping from regular to honors was a huge step for me, which at first, I was not fully comfortable with. But as I got to know this year’s class and of course you, Mrs. Walker, I felt like I belonged here, in an honors English class. Throughout this year, I have learnt and improved at my skills of properly annotating texts, writing a proper claim, analyzing author’s style, and also analyzing rhetorical situations.

At 11:15 on Monday, August 17, 2015, my first official college class, English 1101, began. In general, I had no idea what college classes would be like let alone how college English would be. Even though this class taught me a great deal in one semester, it took a large amount of time and effort to make the adjustment from high school. The simplistic writing style of high school was put to rest the moment the first college English class began. As a result, I learned quickly that college writing is complex and less systematic than high school writing. Five paragraph essays with three strict body paragraphs were no longer the norm for writing. Even though my professor helped guide my writing, I was no longer coddled through the whole writing

When I began working in this class I was fearful that it would be a waste of my time. In high school, I took two AP English classes: administration at my school cancelled the first one in the middle of the year and I did not excell in the second. However, because of my educational background I am used to being challeneged and I did not see this course doing that for me. I never characterized myself as a great writer but I was already very familiar with the skills being reviewed so I did not believe that this course would add much value to my writing skills.

When I entered your classroom on the first day of school this year, I was confident that what I had learned in previous years was sufficient enough to call myself an experienced and competent writer. However, I discovered throughout the semester that this confidence hindered my ability to improve in the beginning. The first few days of analyzing essays and literary works was something I had never experienced before, opening up my eyes to a side of literature and the English language that I previously did not pay any attention to. After we finished writing our very first in-class essay, I was extremely surprised to see that the score I earned was a 6. But when I look back on that very first essay, I am even more surprised to see what I could improve using the knowledge and strategies I learned in AP Junior English.

One of my least favorite occurrences is to be misperceived. In the attempt to explain an idea clearly and in depth, I often find myself expended of words and witnessing a blank face. My careful sentences are disregarded and the listener hears words they wish to or expect to hear. It is valuable to me to agree and discuss or disagree and debate, but I find neither when my peer does not value understanding or truth, and when I cannot fully transcribe a belief in godly values. Within my education experience thus far, I’ve often felt this lack of connection. While miscommunication as a practice leads to poor relations, a careful, luminous translation of ideas, beliefs, and actions causes me – and each of us – to grow. A Liberty University Honors

It was my first day in Mr. Howard’s AP Literature Class. There were approximately thirty of us sitting in rows of six in a dim classroom. Low background music was playing and light projectors beamed colorful bright lights that traveled dizzying paths across the room. I sat beside and chatted with my close friend Andrea about our concerns regarding our new English teacher. Based on our English department’s poor reputation, we were afraid that Mr. Howard would contribute to that conception by being another poor instructor. However, many of our friends, who had him as a teacher during middle school, stated that he was an exceptional teacher. The bell then rang, indicating that passing period had come to an end and Mr. Howard flicked on the lights, muted the music, and began to introduce his course to us. He stated that we would write one or two essays a

I learned, that in order to get a good score on my AP essays, it will take a lot of effort, and I won't have a lot of time. I need to write in a way that the reader can understand and comprehend my ideas, and control of language, while successfully getting my point across in a clear-cut way. This will allow me to get a score based how effective the essay is (Nine being the most effective and zero being the least). In addition, my score should reflect the essay’s quality as a whole. Completing this activity helped me realize that the expectations are high when it comes to writing essay, and I will need to work hard to get the best score that I can.

When signing up for class I knew that I had to take an English 101 class. But there was a little bump in the road to having the class. When I got back form winter break I looked at my schugle and saw that there was no English class. So, I went down to the admiration office to speak to my advisor and see if I could get into any English 101 class. Luckily there was one class available that worked with my schugle. Taking English 101 has help developed my reading and writing skills on hobbits of mind, aniotating an article and using ethos, pathos, and logos. When it comes to writing, and reading my weakness is trying to come up with a good thesis. But my strengths are writing an excellent body.

No matter what, a person is always learning and throughout the course of my senior year, I have learnt more as compared to my rest of high school English class. In AP English class, I have gained the knowledge of English skills and learnt the techniques in depth which will eventually help me throughout my college careers too. I would also say that because of help and the pressure from the teacher I am used to now writing an essays. Now, I do not get frustrated writing any sort of essays. This class has prepared me for the college too.

I gazed off in dazed horror as a seemingly endless mountain of work began to loom over me. The stress continued to mount as Ms. Caver, the AP U.S History teacher, piled her students high with impossible tasks. To say the least, AP Block (AP U.S History and Pre-AP English) was the hardest class I had ever taken. It was difficult and time consuming; however, by taking this class I was able to master several key skills. I learned to cope with the pressure of deadlines, the stress of mountains of work, and the frustration of group members.

There was a 17-page long form book analysis assigned in my AP English class a couple of years back and we were given about two months of time to read a 400-500 page book from some approved list and turn in the paper. One of those assignments where the teacher drills the fact into your brain that this is not an assignment to start at the last minute. Me, being the studious person I am, didn't even choose a book to start reading until the final week before the project was due. There were two nights left before I had to turn the report when I had finally sat down and started reading the book. Read the first half of the book the first night, finished the book after classes were done the day before the report was due. At this point, it was maybe

In high school, I wrote a lot of research papers and it helped me in college and later on in life. The English 12 class I took in high school there was a lot of writing in it. It improved my writing skills and got better at writing since I didn’t speak much English when I started high school. In reading, I read a lot of books in high school which improved my reading skills. My teacher helped me alot with reading and writing she was a big support for me. Now I can read and write good but sometime I get stuck but overall I improved myself a lot. This summer I took english 78b which helped me alot with my reading skills. I read two books in that class and at the end took a test on it. I learned a lot of new words and I will keep learning. I enjoy

As time has passed by, I have learned many skills about writing argumentative essays. Some of the skills that I hadn't known before, include that ability to correctly order my arguments based on their order in my introduction, relating my arguments to my thesis at the end of each body paragraph, and using the correct evidence to support