We've just finished our first read of Ceremony. Personally, I'm a little conflicted in my feelings toward the book. It's kind of a love-hate relationship: on the one hand, I like the little Native American tales and poems interspersed, but on the other hand, I have no idea what they mean. I also found the concept of time and narrative a little warped, but I suppose that's on purpose.
The AP test is coming up fast. We've been practicing our in-class essays. Which I'm--maybe--slightly--if I'm lucky--better at. Maybe. But I don't know. The whole "write three essays in two hours that will win over the judges" thing is a little daunting. Add that to the multiple choice, which I'm--maybe--slightly--if I'm lucky--better at, and you've found the reason why this class has started to make me a little nervous. It feels a little like we've been dumped on an accelerating train... and as the test gets nearer, we just have more and more assignments. We read Ceremony (243 pgs) in the same amount of time as we read American Dream (approx. 100 pgs). Also, we have readings, blogs, and other things due soon. Well, enough of this. Me sitting here talking about it doesn't make it closer to being done.
I feel the same way about the AP test, the whole thing is very daunting! For your post though, try to reprocess the information instead of just stating your feelings. Perhaps you could list some things that you could try and improve on for the multiple choice questions and the essays. As for Ceremony, I cannot decide if I like it or not. I found the poems to be helpful because as one of the articles I read said, it acts as a backbone for the story. I also found that it paralleled the story and helps me understand what is going on.
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