When looking back through my TOWs over a time period of around 8 months I see a trend of improvement in each one. In the very beginning of this class my TOWs seemed very to be structured and formulaic but over time they have improved to suit my style of writing. I used to list out rhetorical devices and use ethos,pathos, and logos as my main devices. Now I combine devices and avoid using basic ones. I have mastered identifying rhetorical devices and then tying them back to the authors purpose. I never thought that I would be able to recognize post hoc ergo propert hoc but by identifying devices every weekend for the full school year devices soon started to stand out to me.
In the beginning I did not fully understand analyzing articles instead I summarized what the article said. In the second marking period I started getting more in depth into analysis and by the end I mastered analyzing images and texts. I still want to improve my hooks and concluding sentences, but there were some TOWs in which I had very strong introductions or conclusions. TOWs have been a great tool to enhance my writing skills. Writing these every weekend prepared me slowly for the analysis on the test. As well as enhancing my writing skills they also provided evidence to write about in timed essays. Although half way through the year TOWs became tedious and a dull task for me I can not say they did not help me prepare for the AP test. On the actual test I mentioned an article about a campaign that I read and analyzed as an piece of evidence during the test. Analysis is the essay I struggled the most with but TOWs took some of that difficulty away and overall helped me spend all year preparing for the test. Although some of my TOWs were rushed to meet a Sunday night deadline they truly helped my writing and style grow.
