Tedder's AP English Course Evaluation, 2011-12 Survey

1. Overall, on a scale of 1-5, how would you rate the interest level of the texts read in the various units in this class. 5 is "extremely interesting" and a 1 is "as boring as they come".

	As boring as they come	Disappointingly Tedious	Surprisingly Tolerable	Reasonably Interesting	Extremely Interesting
Picking Cotton	*Overall, on a scale of 1-5, how would you rate the interest level of the texts read in the various units in this class. 5 is "extremely interesting" and a 1 is "as boring as they come". Picking Cotton As boring as they come	Picking Cotton Disappointingly Tedious	Picking Cotton Surprisingly Tolerable	Picking Cotton Reasonably Interesting	Picking Cotton Extremely Interesting
Political Speeches	Political Speeches As boring as they come	Political Speeches Disappointingly Tedious	Political Speeches Surprisingly Tolerable	Political Speeches Reasonably Interesting	Political Speeches Extremely Interesting
Into the Wild	Into the Wild As boring as they come	Into the Wild Disappointingly Tedious	Into the Wild Surprisingly Tolerable	Into the Wild Reasonably Interesting	Into the Wild Extremely Interesting
Walden excerpts	Walden excerpts As boring as they come	Walden excerpts Disappointingly Tedious	Walden excerpts Surprisingly Tolerable	Walden excerpts Reasonably Interesting	Walden excerpts Extremely Interesting
Non-fiction articles on Science/Nature	Non-fiction articles on Science/Nature As boring as they come	Non-fiction articles on Science/Nature Disappointingly Tedious	Non-fiction articles on Science/Nature Surprisingly Tolerable	Non-fiction articles on Science/Nature Reasonably Interesting	Non-fiction articles on Science/Nature Extremely Interesting
Non-fiction articles on Race/Ethnicity	Non-fiction articles on Race/Ethnicity As boring as they come	Non-fiction articles on Race/Ethnicity Disappointingly Tedious	Non-fiction articles on Race/Ethnicity Surprisingly Tolerable	Non-fiction articles on Race/Ethnicity Reasonably Interesting	Non-fiction articles on Race/Ethnicity Extremely Interesting
Non-fiction articles on Identity	Non-fiction articles on Identity As boring as they come	Non-fiction articles on Identity Disappointingly Tedious	Non-fiction articles on Identity Surprisingly Tolerable	Non-fiction articles on Identity Reasonably Interesting	Non-fiction articles on Identity Extremely Interesting
Invisible Man	Invisible Man As boring as they come	Invisible Man Disappointingly Tedious	Invisible Man Surprisingly Tolerable	Invisible Man Reasonably Interesting	Invisible Man Extremely Interesting

2. On the same scale, how would you rate the instructor's ability to present information about each text. A "5" would be extremely well, and a "1" would be barely detectable.

	Barely Noticeable	Ineffectively	Adequately	Effectively	Extremely Wee
Historical/Cultural Connections	*On the same scale, how would you rate the instructor's ability to present information about each text. A "5" would be extremely well, and a "1" would be barely detectable. Historical/Cultural Connections Barely Noticeable	Historical/Cultural Connections Ineffectively	Historical/Cultural Connections Adequately	Historical/Cultural Connections Effectively	Historical/Cultural Connections Extremely Wee
Personal Connections	Personal Connections Barely Noticeable	Personal Connections Ineffectively	Personal Connections Adequately	Personal Connections Effectively	Personal Connections Extremely Wee
Academic/Literary Significance	Academic/Literary Significance Barely Noticeable	Academic/Literary Significance Ineffectively	Academic/Literary Significance Adequately	Academic/Literary Significance Effectively	Academic/Literary Significance Extremely Wee

3. I feel that my abilities as a reader and thinker have...

I feel that my abilities as a reader and thinker have... increased dramatically as a result of the readings/activities in this class

increased slightly as a result of the readings/activities in this class

not changed as a result of the readings/activities in this class

decreased as a result of the readings/activities in this class

I did not complete the assigned readings/activities in this class.

4. On the same scale as before (5 is the best and 1 is the worst), how would you rate your development and progress as a writer in this course?

	I did not complete the writing activities in this class	Negligible Improvement	Adequate Improvement	Noticeable Improvement	Significant Improvement
Logical Structure	*On the same scale as before (5 is the best and 1 is the worst), how would you rate your development and progress as a writer in this course? Logical Structure I did not complete the writing activities in this class	Logical Structure Negligible Improvement	Logical Structure Adequate Improvement	Logical Structure Noticeable Improvement	Logical Structure Significant Improvement
Organization	Organization I did not complete the writing activities in this class	Organization Negligible Improvement	Organization Adequate Improvement	Organization Noticeable Improvement	Organization Significant Improvement
Elaboration/Details	Elaboration/Details I did not complete the writing activities in this class	Elaboration/Details Negligible Improvement	Elaboration/Details Adequate Improvement	Elaboration/Details Noticeable Improvement	Elaboration/Details Significant Improvement
Voice	Voice I did not complete the writing activities in this class	Voice Negligible Improvement	Voice Adequate Improvement	Voice Noticeable Improvement	Voice Significant Improvement
Mechanics	Mechanics I did not complete the writing activities in this class	Mechanics Negligible Improvement	Mechanics Adequate Improvement	Mechanics Noticeable Improvement	Mechanics Significant Improvement
Overall	Overall I did not complete the writing activities in this class	Overall Negligible Improvement	Overall Adequate Improvement	Overall Noticeable Improvement	Overall Significant Improvement

5. One of the main goals in this course is to make sure that students can go off to college and be able to write well for any class--not just literature. In the space below, please state whether or not you believe this to be true and why. Do you feel confident in your writing abilities?

One of the main goals in this course is to make sure that students can go off to college and be able to write well for any class--not just literature. In the space below, please state whether or not you believe this to be true and why. Do you feel confident in your writing abilities?

6. Would you recommend this course to rising11th grade students? Add comments below after choosing your answer.

Would you recommend this course to rising11th grade students? Add comments below after choosing your answer. Yes

Conditionally

7. On the following scale, how would you rate this class in terms of workload?

	Extremely Easy	Easy	Average	Hard	Extremely Hard
Workload	*On the following scale, how would you rate this class in terms of workload? Workload Extremely Easy	Workload Easy	Workload Average	Workload Hard	Workload Extremely Hard

8. How would you describe the level of enjoyment you got out of of this class?

How would you describe the level of enjoyment you got out of of this class? I would rather go to the dentist.

It wasn't too painful.

It was occasionally fun.

I looked forward to this class.

It was the highlight of my school day.

9. On a 1-5 scale, what would be your overall rating of this course? "1" is the worst and "5" is the best. Take a moment to explain your answer below your choice.....

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Overall Course Rating	*On a 1-5 scale, what would be your overall rating of this course? "1" is the worst and "5" is the best. Take a moment to explain your answer below your choice..... Overall Course Rating 1	Overall Course Rating 2	Overall Course Rating 3	Overall Course Rating 4	Overall Course Rating 5

Explain your rating here:

10. You've taken the AP Exam - you've cracked the seal, you've seen the College Board's secrets inside. Knowing now what's at "the end," what final comments and/or suggestions would you make to help this course improve? For example, would you start rhetorical analysis at the beginning of the school year? Would you spend more time on argument? Is there a particular text you would add or remove? I'd like to hear your praise and your constructive criticism!

You've taken the AP Exam - you've cracked the seal, you've seen the College Board's secrets inside. Knowing now what's at "the end," what final comments and/or suggestions would you make to help this course improve? For example, would you start rhetorical analysis at the beginning of the school year? Would you spend more time on argument? Is there a particular text you would add or remove? I'd like to hear your praise and your constructive criticism!

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