Ap Lang Reflection

However, before the ultimate chance to succeed presented itself, there were months of hard work, assignments, practice tests, and passages to read. The road to success would not be easy, and there were frequent stops along the way. Writing an essay in forty minutes?! That was outrageous, Fran thought at first. Fortunately, Mrs. Belles would diligently meet or surpass her students with the effort she put into teaching; she consistently encouraged and taught her students in detail what they needed not only to pass the AP exam, but also prepared them for writing essays in college. In addition to knowledge, Mrs. Belles bestowed the gift of confidence upon her students, which Francine reports to be priceless and something

From the first day that APUSH began, a question that has plagued us is how do we honor those that moved this country in a positive direction, without forgetting their failures. We tend to reduce our nation’s most famous historical figures to either heroes or villains, but history has taught us that no person is wholly good, and no person is wholly bad.

I believe I have accomplished some of my best writing this semester. I would have never thought I could write a ten-page Multi-Modal Argumentative Synthesis Paper.

The submitted final lesson plan for Session 5 contained many of the key elements of the best practices for developing effective online learning. Nonetheless, the development of the lesson plan integrated the learning discoveries based on the idea of applying it to a blended American Sign Language course. The lesson plan utilized the implementation of newly adopted Signing Naturally (Smith, Lentz, & Mikos, 2008) course curriculum, which I integrated into my proposed blended ASL 101 course. Using the knowledge of the importance of consistency, communication, and community the plan demonstrates a variety of online tools found within the Blackboard LMS that supports these three components for an efficient and effective online blended course. From

I think the most challenging courses I took this year was AP Lang but not because of the work or reading but because I did not give me 100% in that class. I think that is something I did wrong and I should have changed that as fast as I could. My grade could have been better in that class then what I got both semesters. The expectations I wanted to meet did not end up that way and actually ended bad for me which I regret. Some of the strengths I discovered this year was being able to ask questions and participate in class without being embarrassed and also talk to my teachers individually which was something that was really hard for me freshman and sophomore year. There are some assignment that I am really proud of and other that I think I

The essay charts themselves are very helpful and I like their concept. I don’t mind doing the allusions either, I think it is good to have an idea of the hidden messages authors include when using an allusion. Sometimes the workload feels overwhelming, but I glad you give us work days when we need them. Otherwise, I would have a really hard time finishing all my work to the best of my ability while facing personal conflicts. I find the stamps a helpful thing too because it is always helpful to have a one-on-one with the teacher, and most teachers do not spend the time to do that. As far as my concerns for my reading skills go, I still have difficulty answering AP level multiple-choice questions. I think my vocabulary is pretty weak for the test and I’m often stuck between two answers. Also, I’m glad you explained the AP exam and its format. I had initially planned on not taking it, but it does not sound as terrifying and I’m reassured by the reading and data sheets that it won’t be too

Alves. She mentioned how well I had done on the AP test in her usual Texan boisterous tone that could only be Mrs. Alves, and I folded into myself to admit that I never checked my AP scores because it gave me too much anxiety. Mrs. Alves is the teacher that brought me out of my shell and challenged my writing more than anyone before, so naturally I was pleased to learn that I had earned a 5! Mrs. Alves was a perfect vessel to deliver the news and I felt so happy to make her proud since she made such a positive impression and lasting impact on my high school experience. Going into AP 12 now, I grew a little weary as I saw AP 11 students drop like flies to go into honors this year, but was easily quelled at Mrs. Alves saying to me “I knew you were able to do this” and “your spirit has gotten so much lighter since the beginning of last year.” My goals for AP Lit are to write essays passionately and effectively, and to mature as a writer. My only concern for AP Lit is the difference between the approaches to writing and analyzing between last year and this year; I got very comfortable the way I was writing last year and it may be a little shell-shocking at the beginning. Change is good! Change is challenging! Challenging myself is good! Positive

Throughout the course of this semester in AP Lang, my eyes have been opened to many of the weaknesses I never knew I had in writing. Coming into this semester, I had heard about the difficulty of this class, but was not unduly worried about not receiving an A; I have always considered myself as a competent if not strong writer. However, after failing to attain desired grades on several important essays, I was devastated, and realized that although I had mastered the basics of grammar and writing, there was still much for me to work on. Also, I did not understand that much of my grade in AP Lang would be determined by speaking in front of others, which is not my strong suit. What I have come to find is that writing essays containing all of the new information we have learned throughout the semester, such as requirements for different types of essays and good writing strategies, takes a lot of work, time, and thinking. Unfortunately, my procrastination caused me to only get done what had to be done instead of putting in the extra work and truly understanding everything.

Writing may come naturally for some people, but for me, it does not. This class will be challenging- as it is a college course- but that does not mean that I am not going to try my best to receive an A, and meet all of the expectations this semester. Even with it not coming naturally, I do know tasks that improve my writing, like being able to analyze the purpose, audience, and rhetorical strategies used by other writers (syllabus 2). In my AP Language class I took last year the concept of being able to come up with those three things was heavily stressed; therefore, we did multiple practice worksheets and wrote essays where we would have to come up with those things. On page 3 in the guidebook, it says that we should know how to write and

One of the major accomplishments I have made in my recent years include my experience in my AP US History class which I took in my junior year. As an international student, I knew little about United History before, and I was not familiar with many terms used in the course. At the beginning, I struggled to get over the challenge from the language by reading the textbook as the teacher had required; meanwhile, I spent time looking up words I did not recognize. As the problem with language gradually got solved, another challenge came along—history essays. Writing in second language about a subject I’m not familiar was not easy at first. In order to overcome this, I frequently spent time reading essays written by eminent scholars. All my efforts

As I faced the final exam of my Viet 4 Honors class in the fall semester, I realized a big mistake in my exam that could destroy my grades. I finish reading the short paragraph and answered the text-dependant questions. Then, I filled the correct bubble of the question, based on the study guide that I was given. Some of the questions was very difficult for me and the other questions were relatively easy for me. Next, I went on writing my essay, as I have 13 minutes left. Several students of this class have already turned their exam in.

When I first started the class I was struggling a lot. Since English is my second language, I had many stressful moments that made me think about dropping my classes. But when I thought about my future, I just kept studying even harder, waiting for my performance to improve. As a result, I felt like every time I wrote an essay, it got easier, which tells me that I’m on the right path. In addition, this class has helped me improve my grammar, taught me an important life lesson about sticking on my goal and helped me to enhance my computer skills

The third essay that was written was a critical argument. This assignment required me to choose two articles from the school library and write an essay stating my opinion on a particular subject. The topic I chose was medical marijuana. This topic was interesting to me, so it made the assignment fun. On this essay I had fewer mistakes than in previous essays. I continued to struggle with APA citation and the use of commas. When I looked at the feedback from this essay, it gave me confidence. I felt that I was learning and my writing skills were improving.

A few days before class, I read the introduction along with the two essays, which seemed easier than the others that I read in the class. In my opinion, they were written in similar terms, which helped me because I have reading difficulties especially during this course. After I finished, I took the practice quizzes and I was shocked that I got most of the answers correctly. I couldn’t believe it considering I missed at least 3 on the first try. I realized that this subject

I really enjoyed going to this event. I have gone to this event in past semesters and enjoy the variety of different levels of signers. There was a guest that came in and he was very funny and entertaining. It was little bit overwhelming because there was so many people, usually there’s only a handful of people. I was able to sign for the last fifteen minutes, but the majority of the time was listening to the stories the guest presented. If I went to this event when I was in ASL 1, I would have been overwhelmed. There were many signs that he used that I learned towards the end of ASL 2 and currently now in ASL 3. If I went to this event in ASL 1, I wouldn’t know what he was saying, but rather I would be watching his expressions for keys in following the stories he was signing. If I had gone to his event in ASL 2, I would feel