assignment 26 Daryn Smith

Something I found to be helpful this year was our practice and analysis of essays for the AP test. By comparing them to the benchmarks, I gained a much clearer idea of what I needed to write on the AP test to get a certain score. Additionally, giving other essays feedback and receiving feedback on my essays helped me to grow as a writer and highlighted the strengths and weaknesses in my writing. I learned that the biggest thing I need to work on is transitions, and that I am relatively strong when it comes to supporting my ideas. The practicing of these essays also gave us a good idea of what to expect on the AP test and how to tackle whatever prompt we might get. It caused the reading of the questions on the test to be much less stressful, as I had already practiced very similar essays.
It was also nice to have the practice multiple choice. However, I would have felt better prepared had we gone over how to interpret the source information, as I didn't know what to do with those questions. It also would have been helpful to go over some vocabulary throughout the year as I didn't know some of the words on the test which hindered my ability to answer the questions accurately.