This was a good semester for me. I loved the in-class discussion and topics that made me think not just about what we were reading, but what could have applied to us in our own lives. I liked reading some of the stories; they were pretty interesting. I found working with partners particularly enjoyable. However, I was frustrated with the large amount of work we had to do outside of class, including outside reading, blog posts, and other mind-numbing work to do on the computer. Those awful couple of weeks when my computer crashed and I had nothing to work on...that was stupid. I'd rather do all my work and turn it in on hard copies than do it on the computer, but I digress. I sometimes found the reading a little tedious, but I did learn a little about the style the author was writing in, so there's a plus. I simply do not have the time to spare on all this outside reading and homework. However, this is an AP class (even if it's a senior AP class) and I guess I'll have to deal with it.
I hope that perhaps there will be less work to do outside of class, and more content-based work inside of class. I'm excited to read my books on my research project for next semester, but I also hope that that will be mostly in-class as well, so I don't have so much to do when I'm at home.
Like I said, this class hasn't been bad to sit through. I've had more fun in AP Senior English than I have in a lot of past classes. However, I just hope we get eased off of so much homework. What can I say? I've been bitten by the senioritis bug.
