Procrastination At Its Finest

This AP language class has been a struggle for me through this whole year. If I was more determined throughout the course, my grade would have increased more over the time period. The truth is, this class was not my favorite, because I did not understand some of the material that was taught. I enjoyed some of the assignments in this class, such as; the Socratic seminars, and a couple of the in class essays that were timed. Having essays that were timed in class were helpful to me because it gave me an idea of how the AP test was. I wish we read more of a variety of books and do assignments on them, instead of just the books we were forced to read.

            I have realized over the year, my weaknesses and strengths when it comes to English. Writing has not been my easiest subject because I run out of ideas to talk about in an essay or I repeat stuff. I wish I would have put more effort into my work instead of slacking off as the year was ending. My strengths of this class was creating Socratic Seminar questions and adding detailed information to back up my topics when writing an essay.

            This class was challenging, and stressful to keep up with. I am not happy with my grade this quarter; it has decreased since all the other quarter grades, because I slacked off and stopped trying. I know I could’ve achieved more in this class if I did not talk as much in class and if I paid attention more. I know now as my junior year comes to a conclusion that taking an AP course is not as easy as some make it seem. I admit that I am lazy when it comes to writing 4-6 page papers because I do not want to write anymore or I cannot think of anything else to say.

            Ms. Fogarty, you are a wonderful teacher and your teaching has definitely created a better writer out of me. I would love to be able to have you as a teacher again next year because I feel like I learned more in your English class than in my past English classes. My writing capabilities have matured and I use more advanced vocabulary, thanks to your class. It was a definite challenge adjusting from a tenth grade honors class with a push over teacher, into a more mature class with a teacher that is dedicated to her students.

            Even though this class was hard for me, I enjoyed having a hands-on, educated, sweet, teacher that taught me ways to improve each and every day on my writing skills. I procrastinated in this class, but I managed to keep decent grades for this class, except for the last quarter where I just stopped trying as much as I should have. In this AP class I was expecting more interesting material, than some of the assignments we received. The exam that took place in May was stressful and LONG, I could not wait to be out of that test. It was hard to come up with three essay outlines and over 50 multiple choice questions in a short amount of time.

            Ms. Fogarty, it was a pleasure to have you as a teacher this year. I can go into my class senior year with so much knowledge that you introduced me to, and feel wonderful about it. This was not an easy year, but I do not regret taking this class whatsoever even though my grades were up and down like a rollercoaster. My goal for senior year English, is to focus even more and to improve using the all the information I learned this year and use it.