Enough of my rambling, something else that was useful, at least to me, was the work we did on properly introducing an open prompt. This was helpful because creating a question made me think about what I was expecting in the answer which I guess is what Ms. Holmes was trying to make us realize in the first few months or grading other people's prompts. By knowing what is expected it is easier to achieve a higher level of excellence.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Response to Course Materials
So February has been filled with great stuff! We started this month off finishing Hamlet. finally, and starting Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. This play is my favorite compared to all that we have read this year. Although on the surface it may seem as if it is just a silly play, there is so much in it that incites questions and thoughts. I am so excited with the direction of our conversations everyday like what the players really are, people, characters, more than characters but less than people. It makes me want to discuss it now! This is why it is my favorite, I have a strong desire to talk about it even outside of the class, lately I have found myself asking people at work, at home, and even at cheer practices about it. I normally do not talk about what I learn at school but this play has effected me like anatomy, when I learn something new in anatomy I tell everybody about it.
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Ana,
ReplyDeleteYou did a nice job of stating what we did in class, but this post seems a little short. Remember that to have a good response to course material, you have to talk about what it helped you learn (even though its great to hear that R and G are dead affected you outside of, what parts blew your mind?) and remember, too, that these posts aren’t just to let stranger on the internet know what you’re doing in AP lit, it’s to help you reprocess the information that we covered in class and help answer questions that you might have had before. Some good things that could go into this post if you were to go back and add stuff on would be like what you learned from the work on intros did you struggle formatting it, what about actually coming up with what you were going to say?), what things did you learn from other people’s prompts? (what to do, what not to do, maybe little a- ha moments)
forever yours,
Rachel <3
Ana, Ros and Guild is also my new favorite! It is funny how many people are saying that! I think the mystery of it that leaves us hanging is what makes everyone so intrigued! I also have wanted to further discuss this book out of class, which I don’t normally do! It is so exciting and interesting to hear other people’s views on it especially because everyone brings such different perspectives and has so many different insights to it! I also agree that by Ms. Holmes’s showing us the exact structure that will be useful on the AP is extremely helpful and will greatly benefit when we go to write the essay. It is easier to mainly worry about analyzing the piece instead of that and how to write the essay after.
ReplyDeleteHi Ana,
ReplyDeleteYou did a nice job of touching on the key things we did in class. Your personal connections really did a great job of making this blog post all about you and your experience with the class. I have to say that I really enjoy R & G as well, and I agree that it just keeps me wondering and wondering the more we dive into it. I think it's really cool that you have been able to discuss your work in class with other friends. As you were completing the annotations, did you find your thoughts on the work changing at all? I am in total agreement with you on the Open Prompt work. What did you think of the time limit Holmes imposed that day in class: did it make you work more efficiently or did it frazzle you a bit?