Dear Future APELC Student,
For those
of you who were wondering, much of what you heard about the AP English Language
and Composition course is true. It is certainly one of the hardest and most
frustrating classes at Wissahickon, but you will never become a better reader
and writer if you are not challenged.
Early in
the year, you will turn in your summer essay and likely write your first graded
in-class essay, and when you get the grade back, chances are you will not like
it. Although, it is important to keep your head up and keep trying to get
better the rest of the year. In APELC your writing is graded as if you are a
college students, and since you are in just 11th grade, I doubt
anyone will be able to write a perfect college paper. Just make sure that you
keep improving on aspects of your writing that are lacking, and put forth full
effort on the in-class essays. Most of them are not graded, but they are the
best time to practice in preparation for the AP exam. Also, when you peer grade
each other’s essays, offer as much advice as possible to the other person, so
he or she can get a grasp on what they are doing wrong or not enough of.
By all
means, AP English is a time consuming class, but there is not that much
assigned homework each class. Usually once or twice a cycle you are asked to
read a passage or essay and to annotate it. I found that really taking the time
to read them and comprehend the author’s use of rhetoric is very beneficial to
success in AP English. Throughout the year, I picked up on certain techniques
authors used in their writing to convey a purpose or make an argument and
learned to effectively use them in my own writing.
Best of
Luck,
Nate
DeGroat
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