Over this past semester of AP English Literature, I grew my skills as an analyst of literature as well as an essay writer. In the beginning of the year, I felt in over my head attempting to write high quality essays. I initially realized I needed a lot of work to improve my ability to critically analyze both poetry and prose passages. I also needed practice developing my thoughts into an essay in a very brief amount of time.
The major portion of this class that has helped my development has been our group presentations. With these projects, I have been able to work with my peers to develop conclusions of literature that I would have never seen by my lonesome. The complexities between binary opposites and other motifs would have been muddled without these group projects. From fairy tales to myths, my group variety of different passages that shed light on the complex attitudes that can be found in literature.
In general, what I really appreciated about 6th Bell AP Lit was the community that was formed within the class. Analyzing difficult passages did not have to be an individual thing. Not only with the small groups, but also with the entire class, many different minds and perspectives came together to look at literature from all angles. This immersion gave me a better understanding of literature, and I will carry with me a better understanding of how to look at devices such as symbolism, purposeful diction, and extended metaphors and the results of using these many devices. I have certainly improved quite a bit in my semester in AP Lit, and I hope to continue this journey as the AP Test approaches.
"In general, what I really appreciated about 6th Bell AP Lit was the community that was formed within the class." I loved that you felt that way! :-)
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