Explanation of Revision

I chose to revise this paper because it was one of the lowest grades that i received on any of my papers. Literary Analysis papers are my toughest subjects in the writing area of this class because I always put too much plot summary in my papers and not enough deep thinking and connecting the plot to a bigger meaning. I wanted another chance to work on this paper again so I was able to put in my mind the comments that were written on my paper which were mostly that I needed to expand on my ideas, provide more evidence and connect the parts of the story to a bigger meaning to make my ideas more persuasive to the reader.
By reading "The Chrysanthemums" online and taking more time to think about it (instead of a 45 minute class period before the paper was due) I was able to express my ideas and I was able to address the main topics of the story without using too much plot summary which is my biggest flaw in writing. By thinking about all the things that I have learned all year and even since October when I wrote this paper, I was able to connect my ideas to a bigger meaning and write something that I think exemplified AP English level work.