August 22

• This week we learned about the different elements of a short story.
• We got in small groups and created a presentation based on each of our group's assigned element. 
• I personally learned and took notes on each of the elements of a short story. 
• How do the elements tie together in a short story?

August 15th

• This week we studied how to properly construct an essay for the timed portion of the AP Lit test.
• We did our own timed essay, based upon our summer reading book, learned some pointers and how they would be scored. We then had a classmate score our essay and are now revising the essays to make improvements that would help us score higher.
• I personally learned some helpful hints on organizing my ideas and how to properly manage my time during the essay.
• Are there any other hints for the AP timed essay that would be useful?

August 8th

• This week we went in depth on how to read literature like a professor. We took notes on each of the chapters over the main ideas that we needed to get out of them.
• We talked about the main ideas of how to read literature like a professor and the important points that we needed to get out of each of the chapters.
• I recieved a more concise idea of the main ideas of a few of the chapters and what they meant in how to read literature like a professor.
• This week I havent really formed any noteworthy new ideas/ questions realting to english class