tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1451877005533311848..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: The Papers . . . Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3552122230255348712013-09-19T18:55:49.792-04:002013-09-19T18:55:49.792-04:00Literature makes its messages by using techniques....Literature makes its messages by using techniques. This story uses a lot of diction, imagery, and characters to get its point across. Some of these dictions are long words others are short. There are also alot of images like the moon. The characters I liked best were the girl and. She reminded me of my sister whose little. Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83476598780222669872013-09-19T17:19:18.985-04:002013-09-19T17:19:18.985-04:00I agree that some students come in having sub-par ...I agree that some students come in having sub-par instruction and in the first couple of meetings we talk about expectations at the university level. I was trying to teach a couple of basic thesis constructions today, but ran into another problem. After looking for too long at blank faces, I asked, "What's subject and verb?" <br /><br />Crickets. <br /><br />There's a limit to Sarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407507896787403097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3839545011866917662013-09-19T13:03:15.188-04:002013-09-19T13:03:15.188-04:00Ha! I use that textbook as well (we're require...Ha! I use that textbook as well (we're required). I like it. But we mostly ignore the templates (I tell them to use them if they're helpful) and do many of the exercises in class where we can discuss them.The Magical Realisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069059368113533234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54112357954806143662013-09-19T12:52:26.200-04:002013-09-19T12:52:26.200-04:00It also sounds like a number of them have learned ...It also sounds like a number of them have learned (or have evolved on their own) a standard opening/argumentative gambit which they use in all or most of their papers. One might blame, in part, that textbook Zora mentions, except it's usually used at the college level. One might also blame standardized testing with written portions graded by machines (or overworked/undertrained humans). I&Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80102078875373499902013-09-19T12:46:36.194-04:002013-09-19T12:46:36.194-04:00Oh, dear. I've got some other objections to th...Oh, dear. I've got some other objections to that textbook (though I also think it does some useful things), but it sounds like there are particular dangers for the ever-increasing number of students who don't want to think while doing homework. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91880474760911802782013-09-19T12:32:09.395-04:002013-09-19T12:32:09.395-04:00How much teaching of writing do people try to do?
...How much teaching of writing do people try to do?<br /><br />I know teaching thesis construction, conciseness, integrating source material, etc. is often not part of one's job in many courses, but many students have likely had subpar instruction on these issues. Spending a class meeting on some basics may feel like a waste of time, but it paid off when I did it in a lit class even though I HPPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11927706471904009157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-21067141547756881712013-09-19T11:20:10.285-04:002013-09-19T11:20:10.285-04:00Sawyer, you beat me to it. I thought of Mad Libs ...Sawyer, you beat me to it. I thought of Mad Libs also but I forgot about any RYS post. This sounds like a great new CM game...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70190276525505117282013-09-19T10:37:58.382-04:002013-09-19T10:37:58.382-04:00Ooo! Like Mad Libs! Wasn't there a RYS post ...Ooo! Like Mad Libs! Wasn't there a RYS post in Mad Lib format?Sawyer in Student Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463333151790071057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91764169373590251462013-09-19T10:14:08.296-04:002013-09-19T10:14:08.296-04:00That is exactly what I was thinking when I read it...That is exactly what I was thinking when I read it!Mikey G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00897636566850280566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-21966133556987540292013-09-19T09:34:45.615-04:002013-09-19T09:34:45.615-04:00I know this textbook of which you speak. I like it...I know this textbook of which you speak. I like it. I've had very few students actually use the templates, though, which is frustrating. They all say they'll use them, and then they don't.Snarky Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196509615328045888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69020183858471414402013-09-19T09:33:02.977-04:002013-09-19T09:33:02.977-04:00"By weaving the fur, it makes the fabric stro..."By weaving the fur, it makes the fabric stronger."<br /><br />And it puts the lotion in the basket or else it gets the hose again?Snarky Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196509615328045888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55767803191963454762013-09-19T09:24:28.922-04:002013-09-19T09:24:28.922-04:00I give a couple of different writing assignments a...I give a couple of different writing assignments and I have found when they are writing about themselves, their writing is fine (decent sentence structure, flow, logical paragraph breaks, etc.) when you ask them to summarized other research or compare and contrast two theories they are utterly unable to do it (either they can't or they won't because they believe that their opinion is Academic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27467305599579358412013-09-19T08:06:04.602-04:002013-09-19T08:06:04.602-04:00I feel your pain. This fall I'm using a popula...I feel your pain. This fall I'm using a popular textbook that offers handy templates students can use in their writing--just fill in the blanks! The problem is that students are trying to use templates without knowing what the words mean, which resulted last week in a mess of papers that said, "Joe Schmo says blah blah blah; on the contrary, I agree." Which makes NO SENSE AT ALL. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298623277254751613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64796869309734072292013-09-19T06:37:56.764-04:002013-09-19T06:37:56.764-04:00P.S. I terrify them so much, they're grateful ...P.S. I terrify them so much, they're grateful not to get a bad grade. But of course, I have tenure.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63976235052653020942013-09-19T06:20:05.667-04:002013-09-19T06:20:05.667-04:00Now you know why I give a handout listing the foll...Now you know why I give a handout listing the following on the first day of my large, general-ed astronomy class for non-majors, and point it out specifically to their attention, while I still have it:<br /><br /><br />Four skills to learn in college<br /><br />You’ve heard that old saying that college is just about getting a fancy piece of paper? This is no longer true. For an education to be Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90513780598251044922013-09-19T02:10:27.354-04:002013-09-19T02:10:27.354-04:00Cringing and weeping inside because this will be m...Cringing and weeping inside because this will be me next week. Gaaaaaaaaaaahhh. Sympathies! The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.com