High School English Class

Since beginning my grade eleven English course almost two months ago, it has become abundantly clear that I must change my approach to assignments and literature as a whole. As I continue through my years of high school English, I am progressively noticing the connections in the content studied in each of the various courses, through selected literature and topics. Throughout the reminder of this course, and as I advance into grade twelve, I will continue to make my best effort to change and adjust in order to improve myself in a number of different areas. In previous English courses, the volume of work was much smaller, with a much lower degree of difficulty than this year. As a result, I have had to change my approach to assignments significantly. The most obvious difference is in the way I approach written assignments and tasks. In grades nine and ten, I completed written essays and analyse with very little preparation and planning. While I was able to do relatively well, it is obvious that this approach does not work this year with the new work. In the few assignments that I have completed this year, I have made an effort to …show more content…
These specific units have resulted in my newfound appreciation of literature and the connections it can have to the world. For example, earlier in the course, I studied a short story entitled “Flying Machine”. This text contains many themes that connect to the real world, such as trust, fear, and responsibility. The deeper meanings behind texts such as this have changed my approach to literature, by forcing me to be more critical when I’m reading. In previous English courses, I feel when reading, I was only able to scratch the surface of the meaning and significance of the piece. This is further proof that my approach to poetry and short stories has changed since my first experience in a high school English