A formal essay from one of my students about "To Kill A Mockingbird"
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0sm0se
Mr. Negativity
0sm0se
Mr. Negativity
I mean, I figured even ghetto children would never use the construction "kick the nuts of a man."
The Dope
Hi.
Where's that health insurance video of the little black kid saying "he kicked that man in the penis" when you need it?
hahah blue cross video? i sent that to my blue-cross-workin-at (and black) former roommate. i bet he has it somewhere.
Astral Poetry
"Eros! Your hand...!"
I can't even imagine how hard it must be to learn english as a second language these days, especially when a large portion of those are above the age 13, when picking up something becomes a bit less natural.
better than the multiple kids who try to sound smart by bringing in stuff they completely don't understand from history class and end up writing essays with the thesis statement "Scout is a strict constructionist."
azal
love is the answer
When I dropped out of the honors english program in highschool to spend more time drinking and listening to metal, I experienced similiar hilarity in the intermediate classes. This one football player would have stuff in his essay about pyramids in england and then argue with the teacher "yeah, you wouldn't now anything about that stuff, you're just an english teacher not a history teacher."
it was quite funny.
it was quite funny.
Astral Poetry
"Eros! Your hand...!"
How do you grade this kind of stuff? Is there some base level that you start from so they can pass with complete sentences or something?
I generally give them a rubric with the assignment so there's not much subjectivity about it.
You write a good introduction that's more than a couple of disjointed sentences, you get all 10 points. a worse one might be 8 points or less. you got a succinct properly-placed thesis statement, 5 points. you use at least two direct quotations supporting your thesis, 15 points. etc.
the nut-kicking kid lost points for not explaining enough and for being too informal, but he had the right idea--Scout DID show courage once by kicking a man in the nuts (when he came to lynch Tom Robinson)
You write a good introduction that's more than a couple of disjointed sentences, you get all 10 points. a worse one might be 8 points or less. you got a succinct properly-placed thesis statement, 5 points. you use at least two direct quotations supporting your thesis, 15 points. etc.
the nut-kicking kid lost points for not explaining enough and for being too informal, but he had the right idea--Scout DID show courage once by kicking a man in the nuts (when he came to lynch Tom Robinson)
Astral Poetry
"Eros! Your hand...!"
Steve
New Metal Member
A few years ago I stole a folder full of writing by special ed students. If I still have it around, I should post some. One of my favorites was "Juliet kills Romeo because he love her"
FrostGiant
Mr. Pibb > Dr. Pepper
I gave up on books when 'To Kill A Mockingbird' gave me no useful advice on how to kill a mockingbird. - Homer Simpson
