The common question among sophomores. "To [do] or not to [do AP English.] That is the question." But my recommendation for most of them would be yes, you should for the 10 following reasons:
1. Whining rights. As the class in our high school with the most homework, you can whimper. A little.
2. Never losing the ability to write. Now that it is a full hour after my test and I have not lost any of the information that I needed for the test, I know I'll be able to write quickly and efficiently for the rest of my life.
3. Having Ms. Serensky as a friend. Given that over half the school is totally intimidated by her, you can use this to your advantage.
4. Being smart. Not only do you get better at English, but you just become a smarter person in general.
5. Freaky relations to your own life. Characters, events, and relationships from books literally BECOME your life. Weird? Yes. Cool? Yes.
6. Bragging rights. You can always use the line: "Why don't you call me up when YOU finish a 23 page data sheet!"
7. Inside jokes. They just come naturally. Ask any AP English 12 student about "Dear Journal..." and a smile will come over their face.
8. All the life lessons you can learn. The verbal lashing that came to us after we verbally abused a substitute teacher really taught us our place.
9. Applications to the outside world. Although you can feel like you are in your own little world in the AP English classroom, analyzing the effect of juxtaposition or symbols to something as simple as a Harry Potter movie can give you a warm fuzzy feeling inside.
10. The gratification of walking out of the AP test with a smile on your face, thinking "I rocked that."
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