My goal at the beginning of the semester was to just learn more about actual literature itself as well as improve my writing skills. I worked to meet these goals by learning about many of the theories used to analyze literature, and from there writing a paper on it. Another thing I improved on was my reading skills. In class we read many articles where we had to closely read and annotate it in order to be able to either write or have a conversation about it. I also had the opportunity to improve on my skills when reading my book club book, Homegoing. I plan on furthering my skills in reading and writing in senior year by taking honors to challenge myself.