Reflection Of Accelerated English Class

The audience screams encore! The crowd goes wild! The performance, located in the Chamber Theatre in Pittsburgh, was a great hit among all the people in attendance. This journey into the heart of Pittsburgh to see a collection of short stories by famous authors would be a fantastic opportunity and a great chance to learn about literature!

In my second block Accelerated English class, I believe that I deserve at least a B based on my behavior, attendance, and participation. I would like to have faith in the idea that my behavior is pleasing and acceptable. For example, I have never gotten a referral both in English class and in school in general. Although I shout out sometimes, I try my best to not let this happen. I have to admit that my attendance isn't the finest, however I attempt to only miss school if I am sick, and if I am sick and/or absent, I make up my work as quick as I can. Finally, I conclude that my participation is superb. I always complete my work and I strive to do everything I can to secure an excellent grade in English. Therefore, based on my behavior, attendance, and participation in English class, I deserve at least a B.

The beginning of my junior year seems like it was such a long time ago. This may be because of how much I have grown since the start of the year. When I began AP English, my writing skills needed improvement. For instance, I often used incorrect grammar and struggled with staying on topic. In just one semester, my writing has improved immensely. The more than I write, the more I learn about how to craft a good paper. I have worked on improving my grammar, using rhetoric, addressing my subject, and many more elements of writing. In addition to improving my writing, I have gained many skills to become a better student. I have learned about effective study techniques and time-management skills that allow me to be the most successful. Since I always try my best, I know that over time I will continue to grow in my studies. This year I have gained countless skills that will help me succeed in English in the future.

“Finally!” I thought to myself as summer is slowly approaching, “I am done with this high school forever.” I honestly am so excited for summer that each day I count down the number days I have for school. Moreover, I constantly think of the activities that I will do during the summer that sound a lot better than school. Despite being overjoyed of leaving high school, I certainly would not deny that I have tremendously improved as a writer. True, as mentioned in all of my previous reflective essays, I still despise English; however, I have to grudgingly admit College Credit Plus English 1010 refined my writing skills from my junior year in AP English class. My classmates and teacher pointed out some ways that I could brush up my essays, which

After reading through the class syllabus a few times, I get the impression that AP English will be a significant departure from my previous english classes, especially in workload and our power to determine our essay and discussion. Prior to this class, I have taken honors English 9, 10, and 11, with Derry, Armstrong, and Brewer, respectively. Though the specific focus of each class varied, all three, English 9 and 10 particularly, followed a similar pattern of reading, guided analysis and discussion, essay writing, and assessment. Almost all of this was very structured, such that I felt that our essays were pretty formulaic. Additionally, much of the class discussion seemed superficial in places, often discussion time was cut very short,

Reading has never been my strong suit. While, I enjoy it, I’ve always had difficulty understanding what I am reading. This year, I started out pretty average with the grades that I received during our reading units. I got an 80% on the final unit test for Romanticism, an 80% on The Scarlet Letter test, and an 80% on the Dark Romanticism test. As the year progressed, my skills with reading comprehension increased. Once third quarter started and we began reading The Great Gatsby, I started to consistently receive 100% on quizzes, but on the final test, I still ended up earning an 80%. I was able to receive the higher grades due to more discussion in class, and also watching the movie to review as well. The thing that helped me improve in my understanding of books the most, was our in class discussion that we had. In these we were able to talk about things we were confused about, and ask questions to further understand the passage. These also made me more inclinded to think about a book more critically than I had before. After we read The Great Gatsby we entered into our Contemporary Fiction Unit, where I chose to read Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell. While this unit focused more on writing, I was only able to do so well on the written responses and our final paper because of how well I was able to comprehend the book. I couldn’t have done this without learning about literary movements and increasing my skills in reading comprehension. One of the things that I enjoyed the most about the Contemporary Fiction Unit was how we compared the modern book that we chose with the literary movements that we learned about this year. While doing this, I was able to find traits of Modernism and Realism in Rowell’s writing. It’s intriguing to see how these literary movements that happened, in some cases, years ago, are still influencing books that are written today.

I hate reading long boring novels even more. They just plain sucks. So like all my other classmates, I skipped reading all the books assigned to me. I would just listen to class discussions and on the essays, I would just repeat the ideas I heard.<br><br>Despite my negative reminiscence for reading, my memories are not entirely bitter. I remember in elementary school, my teacher told us a story of King Authur and I really liked it. So the day, the teacher took the class to the school library, I checked out "King Authur and the Knights of the Round" by Rosemary Sutcliff. After reading it, I loved it so much that I went to the public library by myself and checked out all other books by the same great author and read every single one of them. All her stories had a dark atmospheric feel which I am very fond of and the themes were all centered around the subjects of heroism, patriotism, and betrayal in the historical warfare settings of pre middle age Europe. After finishing the last book "Blood Feud" -my favorite- by Rosemary Sutcliff, I stopped reading for a long time.<br><br>Now in this college classroom, I am once again faced with what I tried to avoid for so many years, writing and reading books. In my previous years of English, I passed with Ds and Cs barely having to do anything, but now things are different. This is one of the toughest English courses in City College, and I

High school was crazy to me and those four years went by so fast, it amazed me. My writing was useful in the creativity area because I took honors English until my junior year and my senior year I got enrolled into AP English. My freshman year had a few papers, and I didn’t like the books, so my papers showed a lot of creativity with sarcasm. To me it was funny, but now I see why the papers were important. Sophomore and junior year were some writing, but mostly grammar and such. AP English was not my favorite class, but we did get to write a lot and it paid off in the long run. My creativity was brought out of its cage, but it wasn’t really what my teacher ever wanted so I always got a B or a C on my papers. During my senior year is when I

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

Before I stepped foot into my English 1303 class, I had assumed that it would’ve been a class that I was not fond off. Within high school, English was never one of my strong points; so when college started I did not really know what to expect. Most of the time during high school, I would never really give much thought into how my essays were written, I just wrote them to get it over with. Within high school English classes, I had never experienced any sort of connection with the pieces that I had to write about. The topics that we reviewed were of no interest to me. Being introduced to the same environment had me very much afraid of doing the same process all over again, but now I currently enjoy both the writing and the class. So far this

Another way I grew in English this semester is by beginning to enjoy Shakespeare's writing more. Before, I simply appreciated his genius as a writer, but found it difficult to really take pleasure in reading his works. While reading A Midsummer Night's Dream, the content was so captivating that I began to love the language it was written in. To me, the play was so enthralling, that I forgot that it was written in a very different way than most books I read are written. Now, I associate Shakespeare less with school assignments and a confusing language, and more with fun and exciting to read literature.

As one may be aware, a typical English class, at least that of which I am aware of, consists primarily of two of the fundamental functions of widely accepted language skills: reading and writing. This common theme unifying the English education of students worldwide, as a basic expectation, constructs the curriculum of the AP English Literature class. In effect, students of the class, not limited to but including me, can expect a selection of novels, plays, and other mediums of language that will range from the most interesting to the greatest degree of banality possible. As a result, the natural progression of skill development, in terms of reading and writing, proves to be an inherent process, not necessarily in aim, with considerations of

As a hardworking and determined student being a part of the Honors English program would create a challenging, but beneficial, aspect in to my everyday learning. Whether I am in or away from school my main goal is to put in all the effort needed to succeed. I make it a priority to complete all my assignments on time and to contribute to class discussions. Along with this, I am willing to ask questions and come in for extra guidance when needed. Becoming a part of Honors English, for the first time, has created the challenging side that I was missing in regular English. The shift between the two courses has allowed for a tremendous amount of improvement for me as an English student. From the beginning of the school year to the present time,

This first semester at the University of Akron has flown by. I learned many new writing concepts that helped me become a better writer. English composition was a required class that I had to take in order to get my degree. Although this class was required I still wanted to take this class to become more knowledgeable about writing. Coming into English Composition I was worried about all of the papers and the workload that I would have to complete. I knew that I was going to have to write a lot more than I previously had in highschool, but I was unsure of just how much. The works that I decided to include in my portfolio comprise of my Literacy Narrative, Image Analysis Paper, and essay titled Mayas Hardships based on Maya’s experiences in I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. I selected these works because I felt that they are the ones that require the most improvement to them. The papers i've chosen show how far I’ve came In English Composition.

1. When I started this course, to be completely forthright, I wasn’t exceptionally fond of reading. There were a wide range of things I would have rather done. I generally felt I had to know precisely what was happening to the characters and how they would end up. Recently, we read Hamlet, Life of Pi and The Great Gatsby. Hamlet and Life of Pi were fascinating, however I completely cherished The Great Gatsby. The reasons I felt so unequivocally towards one and not the others is because of the subtle yet powerful ways F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, conveys his points through symbolism. I never realized this before and now this is one of the things I look for in new books I read. Had I not understood the symbolism and deeper meanings, I do not think I would have enjoyed The Great Gatsby. These are the little things I now notice and they make reading significantly all the more fascinating. Reading is an extremely important skill. Reading is additionally an excellent way to enhance your general English. While reading Hamlet, Life of Pi and The Great Gatsby, I had a difficult time understanding some of the terminology, mostly due to the fact that I don't read regularly. Reading regularly helps build your vocabulary. Sooner rather than later, I will spend more of my leisure time reading as it won't just help me grow as a reader, it will help me improve my writing skills as well.