Teen Talk

Last week I was watching Teen Jeopardy, a much more entertaining rendition of the original Jeopardy game. This is because the questions are more applicable to the teenage brain, plus it is fun to see the teens embarrassed when Alex talks about their lives. One of the categories for that day was entitled “That’s An Understatement,” where the quotes or descriptions in the questions were exaggerated from reality. One of the questions in this category was, “Which character from Othello says, ‘My Lord, you know I love you’?” I immediately jumped off the couch and screamed “Iago!” I find it quite fun and even exciting when, through my daily travels, I encounter an AP English moment. In other words, a moment in the real world in which I have the ability to use my AP English knowledge in order to understand something, or when I understand something because of AP English. As our time in AP English begins to come to an end, I find it easier to look back on the experience with a more developed perspective. At the beginning of AP English 11, it is easy to get caught up in the whirl of rumors and expectations. And as the months progress into AP English 12, it is easy to forget what we are working towards. But now that the year is almost over, I can truly appreciate everything I have learned in AP English, and can see how the experience can apply to every aspect of my life, including Teen Jeopardy.