Ap English 3 Reflection

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AP English III proved itself to be a very challenging class, but throughout the semester, I greatly improved my writing skills and ability to comprehend and analyze pieces of literature. I believe that my writing skills have greatly progressed since the beginning of AP English III. Most notably, I learned to use word choices to my advantage and write in a mature and academic way in order to make my purpose clear and impact the reader with my words. I also learned another fundamental aspect of good writing; I learned to draw the reader in with an exceptional and detailed introduction paragraph, and that without this “fluffed up” paragraph, the writing to follow in the paper will lose meaning and importance. Once I learned the importance of word …show more content…

By analyzing the writing styles and purposes of many authors, I was able to further understand the many elements that make pieces of writing superior to others and apply these elements to my own writing. Along with analyzing authors’ writing styles and purposes, we were expected to be able to fully comprehend the novels we read and the deeper meanings behind the often simplistic writing that made up each novel. The novels that we read in AP English III, as a whole, have been my favorite when compared to the novels that I have read in other English classes. I enjoyed the simplistic, easy-to-understand writing styles of the authors we read, and I especially appreciated the deeper meaning behind the simple word choices and sentence structures. The novel that I enjoyed the most was Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell because I believe the purpose behind the novel was very important; Gladwell wrote mainly about the importance of life opportunities in becoming successful, and I found the novel extremely interesting. I was able to become a more thoughtful writer once I learned to analyze works of literature we read as a class, and I also really enjoyed the content of the novels that we read throughout the

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