Looking back through my notes and handouts from the past year, I realized that I have truly learned so much vital information not only for the upcoming AP test, but also for all of my future literature classes. To start at the beginning, I would like to start with out Allusions test. We had to learn so much information on the Bible and Greek Mythology. At first when we were learning this information I questioned if we would ever truly need this information. Now looking back, I am so glad we were forced to go over this information and take a test on it. We have found so many references in pieces we read to greek mythology and stories from the bible it is incredible. One aspect that is seen most often in references to Jesus.
Over the summer, we also had to read How to Read Literature Like A Professor. The information from this book has been found in literally every novel we have read and many pieces of poetry. I have found references to seasons and what they mean, colors, and many other ideas that were found in the book. The summer work and subjects we were tested on at the beginning of the year are vital for being successful in this class, and fully understanding the texts we have read.
I also neglected to include the information we learned over the summer in my synthesis, but I think you do so effectively. As you mentioned the allusions and the information we learned in How to Read Literature provided such a strong foundation for the year that I agree with you when you say they are vital for our success in the class.
ReplyDeleteI would like this to be more specific about the literary cues we learned in our summer reading.
ReplyDeleteOverall, I agree with your grouping here.
I agree with your peer reviewers--these Synthesis posts are well-organized, but all need to be more in-depth. I would also like to see a few more topics covered (critical lenses, literary history, etc.)
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