In summary, your class was very, very effective. I liked that our work was mainly completed in class, minimizing homework. I also liked that we learned for the test because I felt most confident when taking this AP exam (I got done with like 10 minutes remaining and wrote a good paper)- given it was helpful that this years' exam was shortened, however the techniques and styles we learned were very useful. I found this especially when doing projects outside of class like the JFK contest essay that I submitted. I also thing that our group discussions and readings were effective- not just in strengthening our understanding of the assignments, but also learning from others' ideas and writing styles!
I thoroughly enjoyed our class' off days- I wouldn't say the content was very effective, but in my mind those days made your class very effective in focusing because much like anything (as many athletes or performers can attest to) it's difficult to be "on" [top of your game] all of the time and those days helped bring the class back together on days that we NEEDED to focus.
As for next year, the main thing I was confused about until about 2nd semester was exactly what SPACE-CAT was, I now realize that it's basically the formula for creating each of these essays (maybe a short college board video at the beginning of the semester would help with this confusion).
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