Overall, this semester I enjoyed AP English. I for sure didn't enjoy everything we did, but I thought the workload was appropriate (not overwhelming like some AP classes are) and overall I liked it.
Things I liked:
I know you all will judge me for this, but I liked Hamlet. It's not the easiest to read, but the story is exciting and I like Shakespeare's writing most of the time.
I liked some of the short stories. Some of them were terrifying and confusing and strange, but I liked some of them.
I loved the Importance of Being Earnest. I'm not totally sure what we were supposed to learn from it, but still.
Things I didn't like so much:
I was frustrated with the difference in time span to read the Independent Reading Books. I felt like we had foreeever to read the first one, and then the second one we didn't have as long, and the third one was kind of crammed in at the last minute. I enjoyed my books, which surprised me because I haven't read too many literary fiction books I liked, but I felt like if there had been one every six weeks instead of the random time frame we used it would have been better.
I didn't like the in-class discussions. I didn't think they were very productive because almost no one talked. I liked the teacher-led discussions because I felt like we actually learned something, but the DI's and the "discussion groups" weren't as helpful to me.
Things I hope change next semester:
I like the idea for our second-semester novel choices. I think it's better that we know what the books are about and are interested in learning from them. I ordered mine on Amazon last night, so they should be coming in soon. :)
I hope we work on essays more without actually writing them. I still don't feel like I know exactly what they're looking for on these timed essays, but writing an entire essay doesn't help me, I just get bad grades on them every time.
As a side note, here are the books I'm reading next semester. I haven't read any of them, but they're all popular new-release novels that have gotten really good reviews, so feel free to check them out and tell me what you think!
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver:
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz:
The Round House by Louise Erdrich:
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