Assignment #26 - Irene Kim - Last One :(

All things considered, I've learned a lot from this class. The most effective components, in my opinion, were the timed writings and the blog posts. Simulating the under-pressure writing tasks (I'm super grateful we focused mostly on the rhetorical analysis in class this year!) definitely prepared me for the AP exam best. The blog posts were also a good break from the typical AP standard curriculum. It let us be a bit more free in our writing and our subject matter, which probably a lot of us appreciated greatly!

Going back to the timed writings, while I liked the concept and simulation aspect of it, one suggestion would be to incorporate the rhetorical situation more. We did go over the SPACECAT format and annotated prompts based on it, so maybe this is just me. But I didn't realize how important it was to include the rhetorical situation in our commentary until it was mentioned in the AP YouTube review videos. Maybe when students go over their essays and grade them, check for the rhetorical situation as a part of the Row B points in the commentary.

Looking back on the year as a whole, I've learned a lot about my writing and the importance of writing as a whole. Thanks for a good year & I wish you all the best things, too!