This past month, we finished up Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, and we also did some practice with writing a good closed prompt essay.
I found Ros and Guil easier to annotate than Hamlet because even though it was confusing to read the first time, once i figured out an overall idea of the work, every line of the play seemed to have some sort of significance. Hamlet had more difficult language than this play, which is why it was harder to annotate (reading Hamlet when only half awake isn't easy.) I'm not sure how much I really enjoyed the play though. I like how creative Stoppard was to think of this idea, but it was a bit depressing in the end.
I am glad we are doing practice with writing this essay. It is helping me out just to keep practicing on how to organize everything and explain evidence properly. Even though it is a pain, it will hopefully pay off on the AP Exam, since I will probably do poorly on the multiple choice section. Writing practice questions doesn't really help me at all.
I agree with you about Ros & Guil, as I'm sure everyone does. Hamlet is definitely impossible to read if you're not full of caffeine. I'm sorry the practice questions don't work well for you - maybe you could schedule an appointment with Ms. Holmes to work on the multiple choice questions?
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