mid-year jack john

I would like to take some time to reflect on the 11AP year as a whole.  It has been better than expected.  Not only have my essay scores been higher, but I have begun to feel a lot more confident analyzing literature in front of others.  In fact, just talking and participating in class has become much more stress-free since we started having class discussions and seminars. People always talk about how difficult 11AP is-- they aren't wrong-- but the work is rewarding and the progress in seen.  Scores and confidence have been rising while sleep has been falling.  Although I know I am far from achieving my full potential, it feels great to finally be on the way with advancement being noticed. But I am still looking for that 9, like the person on the back of the handout had.  I need to slowly start to thread my evidence better and notice the smaller things -- the smaller things that will bump up my scores into the upper level.  For example, Student A took notice of Soto's description of God who "howled in the plumbing" and threaded it throughout their essay.   I guess I just want to document my progress and still show some of my goals.

And because someone told me you could add .gif files now, and I feel momentarily happy.