Come Spring

On the one hand, I am really looking forward to the warmth of spring. It has been an unusually cold winter, at least in my estimation, and a few buds on the trees and a daily high that didn't peak in the teens would be welcome. On the other hand, warmer weather often means less focused students. I have two classes of seniors and the higher temps in spring seem to cause a wide outbreak of the dreaded senior-itis virus.
"Why aren't you turning in your work?"
"It's ok, I already got accepted to college."
Anyway, on to the sentences. As always, these are from real students, and my comments are in (    ).

- In the short story "The Tell Tall Heart..."

- Once he kills him he takes to body and barriers the old man.

- Poe creates the feeling of anxiety by disrobing in such great detail. (Poe disrobing would certainly cause me some anxiety, among other things.)

- Edgar Allan Poe creates some type of effect in most of his short stories and narrative poems. (Vagary, they name is high school student.)

- (He) began to dink in great quantities. (Ah, yes, I remember when I used to go out dinking.)

- ...sceintifical practices...

- These (video) games can affect certain motor skills and one of them is social interaction.

- ... heir to the thrown... (He must be the son of an NFL quarterback.)

- Macbeth needs to kill Duncan in order to become King of Wales. (So close.)

- In other words, this means if one person had a better life to work hard to achieve it.

- The American dream, wealth and power, has been trying to be achieved since the industrial revolution. (That's some strong personification there.)

- He would throw nightly parties every Saturday.

- Many people believe the American Dream is the level of perfection in American society. (?)

- That is when he decided to make a decision to change his life.

- Oral reports and public specking... 

- He couldn't accept his reality so he came to the conclusion of his own illusion. (Is this from a song?)

- During Edgar Allan Poe's time, he wrote hundreds of poems and short stories straight from his mind. (As opposed to your writing, which comes straight from your... what?)

Time for the long, slow march to April break.

J