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1. You actually will learn something useful in this class. Yes, you will actually become smarter by taking this class. I cannot say the same for all of my other classes I have endured in high school.
2. Multiple Choice Game Days. Not only do you get to earn precious extra credit, but you also get to have a grand time competing with the rest of your class for the coveted first place.
3. Quality movies. This is probably the only class that I have watched a movie that induced screams of horror from a still frame of a girl’s face. Seriously though, the movies we watched in this class have truly been unforgettable for a plethora of reasons
4. Quote Sheets. These hilarious packets received at the end of each quarter give you all the ammunition you will ever need to mock all of your friends for the remainder of the year. Also, you get to learn about how much Ms. Serensky listens into random hallway conversations.
5. Annoying People with Quotes. Everyone will know when you are in AP English. How? You will quite simply annoy everyone to death as you frantically try to memorize all of your quotes for that essay next period. At the lunch table instead of having a normal conversation, you get to interject with random quotes from Shakespeare that no one else even understands. Just sit back and watch as the irritation builds on each one of the faces of the non AP English students and bask in your moment.
6. In Class Reading. Depending on your classmates, this can prove to be quite an entertaining activity. Especially if you find yourself in a class where everyone attempts to speak in an accent, and others just struggle with pronouncing everyday words like disparage.
7. Building Amazing Friendships. By the time you have suffered through the first semester of AP English 11, you begin to find solace in the AP English community. Here, you can commiserate with your fellow class mates on how you failed the last essay or how you want to burn the book you are currently reading. But in all honesty, AP English provides a real opportunity to create new friendships with people in your grade that you may not have talked to otherwise.
8. Receiving Stickers. This is the one item that you so desperately strive for on your papers. When you finally receive one of these elusive prizes nothing can stand in your way. That’s right; you will feel absolutely invincible, well you will feel elated at the least.
9. Ms. Serensky’s Mockery. On a daily basis you will get to witness and laugh at your fellow classmates as Ms. Serensky mocks them for various reasons. Now of course, you too may be subject to some of this mockery. But witnessing the absolute joy on her face as she laughs at your dismay is truly a sight to behold.
10. Story Time with Ms. Serensky. Occasionally you may be graced with a brief glimpse into the life of Ms. Serensky. Cherish these moments. For they always end up being the most humorous stories you have ever heard. I cannot remember one day this year that I have not laughed at least once in this class when Ms. Serensky tells a story of her life.
Hayden, your list definitely sums up the best aspects of AP English. My favorite of your list is the one about quality movies, the way you described the scene in the Namesake was perfect. When you were first talking about people screaming, I thought for sure you were referring to Shutter Island, but the fact that your were really talking about Moushumi's mustache is hilarious!
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