Response to Course Materials #7

          In class we have recently finished or discussion of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.  I thought it was one of the hardest books to annotate so far as the whole book was so repetitive and it was hard to come up with some new ideas.  The language in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern wasn't as difficult to understand as it was in Hamlet because it was written several hundred years later and had a much less formal style, however the meanings were still just as hard to understand.  Another reason I thought Rosencrantz and Guildenstern was challenging to analyze was because the two main characters spent the majority of the story in utter confusion, playing literary games, flipping coins, figuring out which direction was south, trying to remembering why they were sent for, or discerning who is who.  The confusion of the characters only made me confused along with them as well.

          Outside of our study of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, we have been practicing writing AP essays and answering/writing AP multiple choice questions.  Even though the AP exam is coming in just over two months, I am still struggling with both of these tasks.  I think I need to start working on some multiple choice and essay writing at home however we have had so much work outside of class as it is it is hard to find the time.  I am sure the in-class work will be a great help!  Two months is still plenty of time to master this skill for the exam.  Through practicing writing our own AP questions and answers I am now starting to think like a test-maker which will be very helpful for eliminating distracters on the AP exam.  I am sure with practice I can get the coveted 5!