Tuesday, September 4, 2012

D'oh

So i survived the first week of classes and i thought that this class would be harder. Since I took and passed Ap english, I'm slightly disappointed that all we have done is basically plot summary of what is going on within the article. I came into this class thinking id be writing analysis and trying to find connections between the lines. So far, yea i enjoy reading about the Simpsons, but i keep finding myself having to stop myself from thinking more into the text. I hope it changes because I had more enjoyment out of looking for the hidden complexity within the text and i find myself just scratching the surface and re-wording what is already in front of me. This has made me feel over qualified for this class because i feel that by over looking things as something else and by them not bluntly being in the text it might be wrong. Well, its only the 2nd week and things hopefully will become harder because simple summaries seem to put my year of AP english to very poor use.

1 comment:

  1. It gets better, Trystan! We need to walk before we can run...

    Simple summaries are really just to get everyone going, some are more adept at critical thought than others, and this is really just to get everyone up to speed.

    Don't worry. Plenty of time for analytical writing... I promise.

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