This week in AP Literature we spent a lot of time dissecting a poem and working with groups to write an essay. I learned to look at a piece of writing from many different perspectives. The class studied how some of the expressions used in "The Eagle" affected the reader as well as the pattern of the poem and the stanzas. From this activity I grasped that there are many different things an author can do to influence the meaning of a piece they create. This will help we write the comparative essay. Now I will look for certain words that are used that may convey a bigger or deeper meaning than I thought they had before.
Aside from gaining understanding in respect of how to analyze writing, I also learned that people may interpret things differently. For example, each group in class had to share an idea they had about a section of "The Eagle" and what they said may have differed from what I said, but that is okay. Mr. Schoenborn said that he would be learning things just like us and I could tell from his facial expressions that as people shared their ideas there might have been some he hadn't thought of so he had to process them. This encouraged me to not be scared to share what I picked up from a story. Many poems and creative pieces are not set in stone, and I think that is the beauty of them. I find that I am better able to open my mind to the understanding of writing if I hear my peers share. I think I learned a lot this week as far as analyzing goes, understand that a single word can change an entire line. Is focusing on a poem and writing an essay on it something we will do throughout the year? I find it increasingly beneficial to be able to practice so that I am thoroughly prepared for the actual essay. Until then I will continue to read great poems and analyze them.
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Andy Schoenborn
9/25/2016 02:52:56 pm
Hi Corrine,
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