Junior year has been a roller coaster. A coaster of emotions, energy and stress for many. I think that many of my peers have finally experienced so many of the various pressures that our parents forewarn us about. Honestly, junior year has given me several glimpses to the real life of a very real world. However, English III AP is special in that I believe it is one of the few English classes that has been able to broaden such an experience. As we have begun to grow up, we begin to treasure the little bits and pieces of precious information that we may attain, but I never thought that an English class or even any class at school would actually be able to play a role in that.
We've discussed various themes with characters undergoing their own trials as we attempt to navigate our busy high school lives. In similar ways to the characters of novels that we've read this year, we are grasping our own understandings--where we must begin to discover ourselves; what we value the most or even what we should choose not to value, and the difference between right, wrong and the small increments in the blur of in-between.
That being said, this year of English was no breeze. We've endured several timed writings; for some of us, our first stand up tests; a research essay that required actual research; various practice AP tests, and blitz week. None of the things listed above may have been any sorts of life-changing, and may not stick with you for the rest of your life; however, all the different topics mentioned in class that you felt like you could relate to should leave at least some sort of imprint. It may be the lightest of prints like those that last only a few seconds on memory foam or the impact may lay deep in your soul. No matter the force of effect, I hope that we will all be able to appreciate this class and take from it at least an inkling of new knowledge into the future. Good luck to all of us as we continue to embark on this journey that we call life.
We've discussed various themes with characters undergoing their own trials as we attempt to navigate our busy high school lives. In similar ways to the characters of novels that we've read this year, we are grasping our own understandings--where we must begin to discover ourselves; what we value the most or even what we should choose not to value, and the difference between right, wrong and the small increments in the blur of in-between.
That being said, this year of English was no breeze. We've endured several timed writings; for some of us, our first stand up tests; a research essay that required actual research; various practice AP tests, and blitz week. None of the things listed above may have been any sorts of life-changing, and may not stick with you for the rest of your life; however, all the different topics mentioned in class that you felt like you could relate to should leave at least some sort of imprint. It may be the lightest of prints like those that last only a few seconds on memory foam or the impact may lay deep in your soul. No matter the force of effect, I hope that we will all be able to appreciate this class and take from it at least an inkling of new knowledge into the future. Good luck to all of us as we continue to embark on this journey that we call life.