Personal Reflection

                This project was one of the biggest I have ever done, and definitely the longest paper I have had to write.  At the beginning, when looking for literary critisisms on my book, it was very difficult since my book had just recently come out, but I was able to use school resources and ask a few friends for help. With all the different components of this project I tried to isolate them and do them individually but in the end, all parts are connected and I ended up doing many things at the same time. This made it especially hard as it got slightly confusing.

                I had a rough start to this project. Although I had a schedule to do things, I found it very hard to focus for some reason and quickly go behind. It quickly snowballed after that. I won’t add too many details, but it took quite some time to catch up. I was not able to put my very best foot forward this time around but I still did learn a lot, especially since this project included my very first research paper.

                During this project, while looking for sources I kept running into sources about the psychology within my book, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter. In the end I did incorporate a few psychological components as it went very well with the overall theme of my presentation, I would have tried to find a few more sources that actually discuss the English usage in my book, and especially ones that try to relate the books to the author.

                As for other presentations, I thought everyone did a very good job leading into their subjects with a very interesting introduction. I thought the entire class also did a great job finding something within their book that connected with them, and they were able to analyze with genuine interest.

                If I could change anything, I would have like to speak more and hear more upon what was entailed in each of my essays, but I understand that there was a time requirement. The next time I try to write a research paper I hope I can be a little more organized, and really think through everything before I begin write. I think this assignment has helped me greatly in understanding how and author’s writing style can really change a book, much like how a certain director can make or break a movie. Although I am not taking the AP Lit test, I believe this project will certainly help other students in their analyzation of multiple choice questions and writing the essays, in particular, the open question.