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AsyouallshouldknowbynowmynameisEmilyVahsandinthispresentationIwould
liketoreflectwhatknowledgeIhavecollectedfromtakingthisAPLiteratureandComposition
Class.
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WhentryingtocreatethispresentationIfeltmuchlikeSpongebobwhenhewastrying
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parallelsbetweenhimandI,howeverafteralotofbindersortingIrealizedIhadactuallylearned
quiteabit.
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ThroughoutthissearchIwasremindedofoneofmyfavoritequotesthatIwouldliketo
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initialsareconvenientlyA.P.):AmyPoehler.
IknowenoughnowtoknowIknownothing
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understandmostfromreadinganybookhighschoolhasthrownatme,andthatIcouldwritea
decentpaperthatcouldgetanypointacrossthatIneededittohoweverlittledidIknowIwas
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thatwasn'tinthebasic5paragraphstructure.
Afterlearningthattherearesomanyindividualideasandcounterpartsthatareinvolved
withallofthedifferenttypesofliterature,IrealizedthatIhadbarelychippedthetopofthe
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DuringthisclasswhereIsatinthesamechaireverydayfor36weeks,IrealizedthatI
havelearnedamultitudeofthings,butIwillonlysharewithyouthethreemostinfluential
lessonsthatIhavelearned.
1. Takingnoteswhilereadingisveryhelpful
2. Thebackgroundbehindapieceofliteraturecanmakeunderstandingitmuch
moreclear.
3. Notallformalpapersshouldbewritteninthefiveparagraphstructure.
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ThemostimportantlessonandtakeawayIhavelearnedfromthisclass(asidefrom
analysis)isthattakingnoteswhilereadingcansaveyoufromlongnightsofrereadingand
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sometimesoverlycomplexbookssavemymindfromconstantlysecondguessingwhatIhad
actuallyread,butItalsohelpedmepushanalysiswhilereading.
Whenyouforceyourselftostopwhilereadingandreflectonwhatjustwentonyoucan
seewhatthewriteristryingtoportrayandfindthedeepermeaning.
ThereareseveralclassexamplesofwhenIhaveusedthisstrategybutitcameinhandy
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notesitwaseasiertofinddirectquoteslateronfromtheplaytowriteourOthelloBlogs.
Which
canbeseenintheslideshowandunderthatbutton.
WhenreadinglongernovelssuchasHandmaidstaleandTheKiterunner,takingnotes
helpsmerememberimportantanalyticalpointsfromeachsectionevenifIhadreaditamonth
prior.
ThisveryobviousbuttediousstrategyissomethingIcantakeintomyfutureEnglish
classestoimprovemyoverallunderstandingofbooksImayread.
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Youcanneverfullyunderstandwhatawritermeanttoportrayuntilyougetthedirton
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theclassmultipletimes,buttheeasiestlessonwaswhenwereadtheButterBattleBookbyDr.
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whilehewasstillalive.
WhenreadingtheButterBattleBookanalyticallywecouldunderstandthatthetwosides
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SeusswantedtocorrelatehisbookwiththeColdWarwecanmoreclearlyseehispointofview
onthissocialissue.
Backgroundinformationonliteraturedoesnotalwayshelpunderstandingofabookbut
inOneFlewOvertheCuckoo'sNest,ithelpedusunderstandthatthebookwasn'twrittenbya
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writingwecanseethisinthewritingandmakeabettersenseofwhatwasgoingonthroughout
thenovel.
WhenreadingDante'sInfernowhatlittleyouunderstandcansometimesbeconfusing
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welearntheinformationaboutDante'speersandhowtheirmoralsandphilosophiesdifferit
makessomuchmoresenseastowhyheplacedthesepeopleinhellandreadingthebook
becomeslessconfusingandmorecomical.
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ThisisprobablythefirstenglishclassthatIhavetakenthattaughtmethatthebasic
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writingdifferenttypesofpapers
,butusingdifferentparagraphstructuresandlengthsof
sentences.
Wehavewrittenpoems,narratives,blogsandavarietyoftypesofessays,butwhatI
feelIhavebenefittedfromlearningthemostwasthatnoteverypapershouldbewritteninthe
formatshownhere.
Hook,intro,claimw/1,2,3
Bodyparagraph#1w/evidence
Bodyparagraph#2w/evidence
Bodyparagraph#3w/evidence
Counterargument
Conclusionw/restatementofclaim
Inpastclasseswehadtowriteanintrowithaclaimthatincludesyour3piecesof
evidence,[Link]
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couldorganizeparagraphshoweverwelikedaslongastheclaimwasstrongandourideas
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havewritteninanonformalformatisthedigitalessaywhichcanbelocatedifyouclickonthis
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aFinalReflection
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manymemorablemomentswitheveryonehereandespeciallymytablegroup(whichisnothere
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restofmylifeandwillinfluencealloftheworkthatIproduceinthefuture.
IstillhaveayearbeforeIwillbecomeafulltimecollegestudent,butduringthatperiod
oftimemygoalistowriteextraordinarypapers,[Link]
futureofreadingIwouldlovetoreadmoreShakespeareandtrytobettermyskillsin
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InformationScience,solearningevenmoreanalyticalpointsandbroadeningmyhorizonsin
whattypesofliteratureIreadmighthelpmenarrowdownwhattypeofcareerpaththatImight
enduptaking.
InthisclassasawholeIhavegainedalotofconfidencewhensharingmyideasthrough
seminarandfeelallofmyliteraryskillshaveimprovedthroughout,Iamverysadthatitisalmost
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manipulateforallofmyfutureclassesaswellastherestofmylife.
AndfinallyIwouldliketogiveaspecialthankstoLaurenCarrfornotmakingmelooklikea
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wouldhavedonejustthatAlot.
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