It's midterm week, and I have a minute to post an update. I give vocabulary quizzes any time I assign poetry for reading homework. I take five words out of the poem(s) and they have to define those words as they are used in the poem. For homework they can use a dictionary and make a cheat sheet to use on the quiz. Many of them neglect to do so. A few weeks ago a student wrote the following on a quiz: "goads - god-like toads." If only. As always, these are sentences from student work, and my comments are in ( ).
- ...the house crumbles to peaces. (The hippies would be glad.)
- School is a big factor that affects teenagers and how much sleep they are consuming at night.
- This puts teens in a cloud of haze. (Is it a purple haze?)
- Their ships wrecked and they all drowneded.
- She got eloped to Othello.
- Modern smart phone technology reaps havoc on the ability for students to learn. (Were you using one to write this sentence?)
- Iago's level of evil is personified?
- Iago can be protrade as both.
- He supposivly got it from another girl.
- Our society has advanced far technologically due to the new technology designed for all aspects of our lives. (Technological advancement is caused by technology itself. Hmmm.)
- Many sexually active teenagers can attract STDs or HIV.
- A doctor can keep everything a secrete. (Ew.)
- ...finding a cure to one of the most deadly things in the country cannot be found.
- After experiencing before wanted and chance like Jim. (No, I have no idea.)
- Neglect is a serious form of neglect. (Redundancy is a common type of redundancy.)
- ...she was defiantly dead. (She's dead, and she's not gonna take it anymore!)
- When something is misunderstood it (is) a failure to understand something correctly. (Imagine that.)
- They moved into the house that Gwenda spent time in when she was a kid by accident. (Is she an adult on purpose?)
- Little do Jackie shows up in Egypt. (Again, no, I have no idea.)
That is all for now. Happy winter...
J
