Why are you taking AP Literature & Composition? Why are you interested in literature? What are some of the areas you are most interested in? What do you hope to get out of this class?
I have decided to take AP
Literature & Composition because I believe it will be of great help to
improve my use of the English language. I am interested in literature because
there is almost infinite knowledge in it, and it can also be entertaining. The
areas of literature I am most interested in are novels. I enjoy reading comedy,
history, and adventure novels because they get me engaged into the book as if I
was just another character in the story.
Last year, when I signed into AP English for 11th
graders I expected to learn plenty of new vocabulary, the
structures of the different types of essays, and how to
write a pretty good essay by the end of the year. I can say I accomplished both
of my goals, at least to a certain degree, and, though I wish I would have learned
a little more last year, I can't complain too much about it. My expectations
for this year are almost the same as those for last year, to improve my use of
the English language, and to finish the year being able to write an almost
college-level essay. But this year I am adding one more objective: I want to
increase my reading speed. With a higher reading speed I hope to be able to
read more books, and therefore gain more knowledge that will be of great use
later on.
