Recap on First Semester

Being in 4th period English Literature really changed my perspective on English as a whole. I really have to thank Mrs. Elliott for being such a wonderful teacher and utterly changing all of the previous stereotypes I held about English teachers. Before, I thought that all English teachers were odd, a little crazy, kind of stuck-up, bad-tempered, strict, and waaay obsessed with literature. Although Mrs. Elliott definitely is addicted to English, the way she teaches her classes is completely different from what I have had to go through these past three years of high school. Freshman and sophomore year, I disliked my English teachers, and consequently disliked my English classes. Both my teachers would snap easily and yell at us, the students, from time to time because of our rowdiness. Junior year was not that much of a problem because my English teacher left on some sort of extended vacation or something along those lines from late November to the end of the school year. However, Mrs. Elliott has been, compared to all the other English teachers I have had, something like an idol among teachers. Our class does some crazy stuff in her class, but I don't think I have ever seen her get the least bit perturbed, which is surprising, to say the least. So I just wanted to say thank you to Mrs. Elliott for making me see that English is actually pretty interesting as a subject, and that literature can be really intriguing and not as boring as most people make them out to be.
Of course, it is not just Mrs. Elliott that makes up the 4th period English Literature experience. The other students in the class are interesting as well. There is never a dull moment, whether in our tables or in our teams. My table is filled with laughter and jokes, but we still get our work done. At least, I do. Our team is also surprisingly hard-working and diligent, since it seems that we spend almost all of our class time cracking jokes and laughing. I really am proud of my team for working so hard. Although we may not have the most paw prints on the board, I think we have learned a lot about each other and ourselves, and that our newfound knowledge has made us better people.
In short, this year's English class has been, by far, the most interesting, the most fun, and the most educational English class I have been in throughout all of my high school years. I have learned a lot about English literature that has changed my erroneous perspective on it. The students and Mrs. Elliott have both been amazing in making this class memorable. I will truly be looking forward to coming back to this welcoming class next semester.