AP Study Progress -- Post 4

In class today, the group I was sitting with discussed our various ways of approaching studying for the AP Exam.  Although there were different good ideas, my plan is what seems to fit me best.  The rest of the time I spent looking over the vocabulary list definitions that are posted on my partner's blog.

A Reflection on Unstructured Learning

I think the passage deals with confidence, and the tone is somewhat uneasy.  In the first paragraph it talks about "three months of self-doubt and self-ridicule."  This may be completely off, but what I took this passage to mean is that we need to be confident in preparing for the AP exam.  We can't doubt ourselves in our studying or when we're actually sitting down to take the exam.  There are statistics that show that you can perform 20% better if you feel confident in your preparation and in yourself.

AP Study Progress -- Post 3

I worked on one of the multiple choice released practice AP tests.  It reminded me of how much I hate passage analyses!  Time management is definitely something I will have to work on for the test.

AP Study Progress -- Post 2

I looked over all of our vocabulary lists from last semester.  I remembered a lot of them, but those that I needed a refresher on I spent more time with.

AP Study Progress -- Post 1

First 30 AP Lit terms are officially committed to memory!  We may have had a test on these last week, but I am even more confident in the usage of these words now.

April 25th Journal

"Do every day or two something for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test."
 -William James


I browsed over the different AP Exams, to first familiarize myself with the test.  For a few of the essay questions, I did not know much about the books in the list to choose from.  So, I navigated onto a few of the different course blogs and read past literature analyses that my fellow students have completed.  Now that I am familiar with the test and a list of new books I knew nothing about before, I plan on using the posted practice test to simulate a real AP Exam.

Essay Prompts Appropriate for Macbeth

1.  Open Essay Prompt:  1986  Some works of literature use the element of time in a distinct way. The chronological sequence of events may be altered, or time may be suspended or accelerated. Choose a novel, an epic, or a play of recognized literary merit and show how the author s manipulation of time contributes to the effectiveness of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot.


2.  Prose Essay Prompt: 1977  No prose selection (instead, had the following prompt:  A character’s attempt to recapture or reject the past is important in many plays, novels, and poems.  Choose a work in which a character views the past with such feelings as reverence, bitterness, or longing.  Show with clear evidence how the character’s view of the past is used to develop a theme in the work.)


3.  Open Essay Prompt: 1976  The conflict created when the will of an individual opposes the will of the majority is the recurring theme of many novels, plays, and essays. Select the work of an essayist who is in opposition to his or her society; or, from a work of recognized literary merit, select a fictional character who is in opposition to his or her society.  In a critical essay analyze the conflict and discuss the moral and ethical implications for both the individual and the society.  Do not summarize the plot or action of the work you choose.