First Quarter, In Review

Overall, this quarter went very well for our AP Composition class. I thought that, while we were at each others' throats most of the time, the energy that our class shared helped exponentially in making the discussions both more interesting and intuitive.

Also, I thought that while some of the readings seemed a bit unnecessary (Mary Wollstonecraft), most of them proved to be quite entertaining, if not enlightening. Some of my favorite texts that we read include: "Death of a Fish," by Adam Gopnik, "From Pencils to Pixels: The Stages of Literacy Technologies," by Dennis Baron, "What is Poverty," by Theodore Dalrymple, "What Are Master-pieces and Why Are There So Few of Them," by Gertrude Stein, "A Carnivore's Credo," by Roger Scruton, and "A Modest Proposal," by Jonathan Swift, among others. I especially enjoyed said texts because they dove into the most readable, deep depths of intellect that seemed reasonable (if not truthful) to me.

In finale, I hope that next quarter proves to be as enthralling as this quarter and that our class's energy is maintained in both our discussions and analysis of these exceptional works.