Well, if there is only going to be one thing that I remember from these first couple of weeks it's going to be the acronym for Diction, Imagery, Details, Language, and Syntax: DIDLS! I think this is a useful tool for us to remember to find all these components from any piece of literature to understand its meaning more indepth. If there was one thing I was confused about it is the component of Details from DIDLS. I think most of the time Details are incorporated into Diction or Imagery. But using this tool generally is something that I will have to get used to.
While I did find the grading scale for AP essays quite alarming (it makes those SAT/ACT essays look quite easy), I found an important and not so good aspect of my writing. I tend to sometimes skip over important parts of essay prompts. This is most definitely not good and I will have to work on writing a good thesis in the future. On a after thought, this may explain why I got so many 8 out of 12 on my ACT essays.......
As a last note, to be completely honest, I really do not like looking at poetry. This probably lead to a quite horrific essay to read from friday but that's just something I will have to get used to in the future.
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