Class Review

Hey, it's Erin.

Well, the last day of class is over, so I guess now would be a good time to review the year. First off, I think that everyone really grew over the year and we should all be proud (we not only survived, we dominated!). I think that the blog should definitely be considered part of the participation grade (because it helps out all the quiet people like me who feel that if they say something they'll sound like idiots and would just rather write stuff down). Hayakawa was definitely one of my favorite parts of the year; he pretty much helped with everything from the beginning of the year on. I also felt pretty prepared for the AP test. We'd done so much rhetorical analysis we could all do it in our sleep and the same with writing essays (although maybe not me in that regard). But in that case, I already knew that writing essays was my weak point rather than my strong point but I feel like I learned a lot along the way (although sometimes the hard way). Also, I really liked learning about the different movements (neoclassicism, romanticism).
As to the term paper unit, I agree with what Ian said that the Toulmin model should be brought up earlier; it would be really helpful on essays. I also agree with what Ashley said that eliminating books, and then supporting material, was really hard. I'm sure it helped us in the long run - focussing our argument more and finding the absolutely necessary information - but it was so hard at times. Finally, I felt that I needed WAY more time before the term paper due date. Suddenly, it was like, "okay, I have a term paper due in a week - help!" Of course, that could just be me but I felt that a bit more time would have been wonderful.
Best memories of this class: Ben acting like he was going to accuse Steph (like a lot of other people) but then accusing Deirdre (so funny), that experiment where we acted completely different for a day, winning the quote game (we rock!)... I would think of more but I'm so tired.
In conclusion, we will always be Mr. Lazarow's BEST AP 3 class ever :)