I wanted my summer to be reminiscent of a coming-of-age film, but I made the questionable decision of signing up for English Literature IB. Instead of hangouts and late-night conversations with my friends, I guess I’ll have them with my books. Before the first day of classes, I must fully annotate two texts for my…
Despite comprising a quarter of my course load, English Language Arts accounts for at least half of my academic stress. Your experience will vary depending on your teacher’s marking scheme, but I want to contextualize the notoriety of high school English. Timed writing assessments, the personal response to text (PRT) and the critical/analytical response to…
I’ve finally decided to end the series, so let’s jump right into the last part of the list. If you’ve missed part one and two, check them out. Rocket Boys/October Sky, by, Homer H. Hickam Jr.: (Image Source) Rocket Boys/October Sky is the first memoir in a series of three, about growing up in a mining…