AP Junior English?

Question

I'm taking it next year, help is appreciated.

Also, I'm taking AP US and Psychology, any hints on those?

Basically, how "bad" is the class?

Also, is the summer assignment generic? I have to write an analytical research paper :/ what about everyone else..?

Answer 1

I'm also taking AP English as a junior so I don't know how the class is. The only summer assignment I have for English is reading a book.

I did take AP US History and I have to say it was my least favorite class. I found it boring but I guess most people do. My one hint of advice: READ THE BOOK. There is no way you can do bad in that class if you actually read it. At my school, notes are mandatory homework so if you're school doesn't force you, DO THEM- and do them well. They will pay off so you don't have to reread the entire book for the AP test in May. It's an "easy" class but it is very time consuming. I'm actually waiting for my AP test results in US History to arrive in the mail which were sent out today.

Good luck with your classes. :]

Answer 2

Ok. English isn't hard, just lots of writing and if you are good at BSing you will be fine. Even if your not, its not difficult if you enjoy the subject.

Though AP US is, in my opinion a little brutal. Its not how most people like to learn its all about names dates and places. Just know your stuff by studying like h**l. Cram as many general facts as you can. I passed by making time lines so when they asked me about a date I was able to place the president and what was kind of going on during that time. Timelines and pronoun lists will save you.

And about the paper, I am taking English 1010 right now. I am also majoring in English, if you need help with what it is and how to do it, just email me and I will be glad to help in anyway I can.

Answer 3

we have to read two books (the things they carried and the brief and wondrous life of oscar mao) and write an essay about identity.

Answer 4

ap US history???

for that i found a ap guide some girl typed up online. it was like 75 pages long, but i read over it twice and got a 4. lol i didnt know anything else about that class, i hadn't even touched the text book.

btw penny below me sounds like a loser who just studies all day and thinks an A is worth committing suicide over because she didnt get A+

Answer 5

AP English is easy if you do the work and learn how to think critically about the works you read.  Annotating is incredibly helpful, even if your teacher doesn't require it from you.  For me, the most difficult aspect was making sure I could churn out a top-quality essay in about 50 minutes--with good penmanship.  With enough practice, though, you'll get used to it.  And if you have a good teacher, the course will be challenging, no matter how skilled you are at reading and writing.

I would warn you against bs-ing your essays, though.  AP readers are extremely familiar with the works on the exam, and they can easily tell how much you understand of the work you are writing about.

AP USH isn't so bad if you stay on top of assigned readings and remember important events and names.  Towards the end of the course, I would recommend reading a summary from an AP book so that you can remember important details.  Reading historical novels is also especially helpful, as you'll be able to remember better important events and their impacts on the American people.

Good luck-as long as you work hard and keep up on your assignments, you'll do a wonderful job!

Answer 6

I took AP English last year for my junior year.  A lot of people in my class had trouble with it, but I actually thought it was easy.  Annotate a lot, read carefully, write down everything the teacher says in class...and you should do fine.  In my class, there was a lot of paper-writing and book-reading.  It was difficult at first -- my teacher gave bad grades to everyone in the beginning of the year, as if to scare us.  But then his grading eased up and it got a little better.  So it might seem bad at first, but the class really isn't.  I find that English teachers love BSing in papers (transcendentalism is soooo perfect for BS, it's actually fun coming up with c**p, except when I tried to laugh about it with my friend...it turns out he whole-heartedly believes in transcendentalism.  I personally think Emerson was a crackpot.  He said strange conflicting things, and then said that "inconsistency" was a sign of "greatness", or something strange like that.  In my opnion, he was arrogant and sounded very insane.  At least Thoreau went out into the woods and tried to live his philosophy, even though Walden Pond isn't exactly in wilderness.  Alex McCandless in Into the Wild wins for ultimate transcendentalism, but he died of starvation...so I'm not exactly sure what that says about this philosophy).

For the AP exam and the SAT IIs, it's beneficial to be a fast reader.  I'm a pretty quick reader so I was done both tests with time to spare to go over my answers.  It was nice not having to rush as much as I thought I would have to.  My friend, though, was a painfully slow reader and writer, and she didn't finish the exams in time.  Be sure to study vocab for this exam -- like know what hyperbole, syllogism, etc are.  But I'm sure you'll go over these words in class, and if you don't, 5 Steps to a 5 or Cracking the AP exam books will give you all that.

I didn't take Psychology, but I did take AP US.  That, too, wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.  Lots of memorization, but memorize important things (important details, their effect on the big picture, political and economic trends) and dates.  I took the AP exam though and thought I BOMBED.  It seemed to ask a lot of trivia (like immigration trends for certain decades, odd questions about life in the 1920s) that I don't think I ever learned.  I had absolutely no clue for 18 of the questions, and in a state of panic, I went through and guessed on them all.  I nailed all of the essay questions but didn't feel any better about my life.  I got home crying and locked myself in my room and saw my college dreams begin to crumble around me.  But I ended up with a 5 -- so just stay positive and I'm sure you'll do fine :)

Basically, just work hard.  If you work hard and study, you'll be all set.  If you slack off, I'm sure you'll still be okay, but you might not get an A in the class or a 4 or 5 on the final AP exam.

Good luck next year!