Finally we read something! I mean, we've read pieces in class, but this was an actual, tangible book and it made me happy :) I realized how much deeper into the piece we went even on our first read when I asked my mom, who I had seen reading The American Dream, how she liked it. Her reply: "I just couldn't get into it... That woman was so annoying with the whole thing about the hat!" I'm excited to learn more about how consumer culture and gender roles play parts in this play.
The essay practice, while not as fun as the play, is very important. I am beginning to comprehend more of how an essay should flow; if you read your intro and the topic sentences, they should sound like a cohesive essay, minus the details and supporting evidence. I think I need to get better at not being very repetitive in my essays, because I tend to reinforce my points through repetition rather than elaboration.
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ReplyDeleteI also felt that way about this class! I was glad to start reading an actual work of literature! I heard from last year's class that they didn't start reading until much later, so I didn't expect to start reading that fast! I find it funny how your mom feels about because I seriously felt like Mommy's character was so annoying and childish!
I agree, the essay isn't fun, but it's defintely very important. We couldn't go into the AP test without knowing how to write an AP essay, could we?
Also, I'm glad you could figure out what you needed to work on!
Erin Q.
I'm used to my mom knowing all the books we read since she is a retired lit teacher. Unfortunately she had never heard of this play. I too really enjoyed the first read, although I wasn't feelin anxious to read a play/novel. I really enjoyed the class work we were doing with DIDLS.
ReplyDeleteI was excited to read our first book of the year too. My parents had never heard of the play either and when I told them what it was about, they didn't seem that interested. When I write my essays I try to not be repetitive but I still need more practice with that.
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