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I wrote a really great essay for the third one, but I didn't expect that to matter much because I wrote it about Harry Potter. I know that's terrible, but it got me a 4 and some college credit, so oh well.
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<p>Wowwwwwwwwww. I bet you didn't even get a grade for that essay. </p>
<p>Congrats on getting a 4 while doing only 5/6 of the test! :D</p>
<p>thats what dumbfounds me...i didnt know what else to write about, because i havent read any book of real "literary merit" in a while, and like i said, i barely studied... is there any way to see the individual scores for the essays?</p>
<p>I can't remember what on earth I wrote for the first two essays. I don't even remember what the prompts were for them. For the second essay, I think I wrote about all the attention to the environment, negative diction, how the main character wasn't actually talking, and probably some other stuff that I really can't remember. I wrote about Willy Loman and Charlie from Death of a Salesman for the third one, talking about how Charlie is basically the antithesis to what amounts to all of Willy's beliefs and habits.</p>
<p>I managed a five, and really didn't think my essays were all that great. I completely forgot to pay attention to the basic structure of the poems, and when we discussed possible answers later in class, I wasn't at all close to what the teacher said. I think mainly it must have been MC, although I don't really remember doing especially well on that either. I'm not complaining, though. :P</p>
<p>I wound up with a 5, but was expecting a 2. </p>
<p>I felt really confident about the first essay, because my teacher was an expert at poetic analysis and had taught my class to thoroughly and solidly address whatever work was in question. </p>
<p>I, like everyone else, HATED the second essay. I really wanted that kid to just disappear already... but I made some stuff up and talked about, I believe... oh, man, I can't even remember. </p>
<p>I used Memoirs of a Geisha for the third one, and felt like it was quite good, as well. My essay discussed how Sayuri loses her innocence and, by the novel's denouement, sinks to the level of Hatsumomo to get what she wants--and how Hatsumomo's treachery helps to enunciate how far Sayuri has slipped from innocent child to a woman who is anything but.</p>
<p>For the first one, I discussed the message (different views on ambition...I think?) more than the poetic elements, though I incorporated some stuff about diction and form.</p>
<p>For the second one, I talked about Arun's lack of understanding of the American lifestyle and the sexual tension awkwardness between him and the girl, lol.</p>
<p>For the third one, I talked about Alyosha and Fyodor Karamazov as representations of good and evil, respectively.</p>
<p>I got a 5, but I don't know if the essays or the MC did it. I didn't feel very confident about the MC, and since I usually write stellar essays, I chalk it up to that.</p>
<p>I got a 5 and I knew it right after I took it! I especially blew up that poetry essay :)</p>
<p>Quote: A good English class with a focus on analytical writing will teach you the terminology needed for critical analysis. </p>
<p>Funny story: I never took the class or studied the material. Got a 4</p>