Why Is It Important To Learn In English Class

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I am taking AP Literature and Composition for many reasons, but the main reason is to make my grandmother proud. She used to be an AP english teacher herself and I just want her to be happy for me. The other perks for taking this course is to challenge myself and be more prepared for college. I believe that I could get a higher score on my ACT by taking this class. I hope to be able to read and comprehend words fast and efficiently. Also to improve my writing skills and spelling, I am really bad at spelling. Lastly, I want to improve my critical thinking skills when reading a story. To accomplish my hopes I can work on practice tests and spelling words. I can also read a book and stop in between certain chapters to think about the author is trying to say. …show more content…

In order to succeed in this AP course, I can work hard and focus on what needs to be accomplished. I want to get a good grade in this class and pass the AP exam. If I pass the class, I can get ahead in college. I am sometimes competitive, so I want to do better than my peers. When doing my own research, I found out that you can skip the general education courses in college if a student takes AP classes. There was also comments from other AP students saying how they were benefited by the class. This made me inspired and confident to take the class. This class will prepare me for the college workload. It will prepare my mind, so I won’t stress about the assignments. This class also will help me in the process to get into college. Not only by giving me a stronger transcript, but also to help me with writing my essays to get accepted into college. I want to impress the people reading my essay and maybe cry. It probably will not happen, but we can all dream. I will accomplish these things by doing the classwork to the best of my ability and turn it in on time. Hopefully I will not stress out and be able to

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