Assignment 26- Drew

I felt this class was overall effective in preparing us for the AP test. While it seemed tedious at the time, the AP multiple choice checks we did every so often  in exposed us to the way in which AP  questions are phrased, which in hindsight I realize is critical; I'm sure all of us had the knowledge to answer the questions on the first day of school, but weren't aware of what the question was asking or assessing. I'm not exaggerating when I say that the in-class congresses were invaluable in preparing us for the essay portion, especially when you broke down what the College Board was looking for in each particular essay. The online congresses, however, weren't any of that. Most of the comments left by people were simplistic, as they were just doing it to get it done, and I myself can be accused of that. I always felt engaged in the classroom discussions but couldn't muster the willpower to grade the online essays thoroughly, for which I always felt bad (but I guess that's a me problem). As far as the types of essays, you should do more of the argumentative and synthesis congresses in class. While I will say I needed help with the analysis, by the second one I had a pretty good grip on those, and I feel like more time ought to be spent on the other two, especially considering we didn't do any of the syntheses or argumentatives as in-class congresses.