Red-pen Addendum
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niriniaOh, the marvel that is my English teacher! I present to you, courtesy of the ever-charming Margrethe, project-info:
"This work is to be handed in and marked. You will also have to make a brief presentation about your work to the rest of the class (2 minutes – you present your chosen works and give a brief presentation of your findings." This isn't particularly bad, is it? Just your ordinarily mediocre high schooler not quite trying. I'll forgive her "your chosen works" if she keeps her hands off semicolons.
"1. Choose one of the three themes listed below:
• Decisions
• Outsiders
• Parent / childhood
2. Choose one work of each genre listed below:
• Novel / short story
• Film
• Poem / song / picture / painting
3. Make a comparison of the portrayal of the topic/theme in the chosen works. Analyze." One and two are just fine and dandy - There is hope after all. But then 3 comes along, and kills the light in all the world's tunnels. What on earth does the woman mean? Not only bad, and excessive wording, but extremely poor phrasing.
"Working progress:
1. Find the chosen works, Friday week 39 – 29 September
2. Rough draft, Friday week 41 – 10 October
3. Hand in written work Tuesday week 44 – 31 November
4. Brief presentation of work 2 min, present works and conclusion (findings) Tuesday week 44 – 3 November
The work is to be done at school." Come again, darling? Didn't quite catch that, did you? Neither did I, I'm afraid. I'm sure it'd be terribly fun to find works someone's chosen, and "working progress" sounds very intriguing. But it took three or four readings (and quite a bit of goodwill) to even get the gist of the thing.
And here follows a list of suggestions (divided by topics and genre). She hasn't messed that bit up too badly - how could she, anyway? It's but a list of greater people's work.
"This work is to be handed in and marked. You will also have to make a brief presentation about your work to the rest of the class (2 minutes – you present your chosen works and give a brief presentation of your findings." This isn't particularly bad, is it? Just your ordinarily mediocre high schooler not quite trying. I'll forgive her "your chosen works" if she keeps her hands off semicolons.
"1. Choose one of the three themes listed below:
• Decisions
• Outsiders
• Parent / childhood
2. Choose one work of each genre listed below:
• Novel / short story
• Film
• Poem / song / picture / painting
3. Make a comparison of the portrayal of the topic/theme in the chosen works. Analyze." One and two are just fine and dandy - There is hope after all. But then 3 comes along, and kills the light in all the world's tunnels. What on earth does the woman mean? Not only bad, and excessive wording, but extremely poor phrasing.
"Working progress:
1. Find the chosen works, Friday week 39 – 29 September
2. Rough draft, Friday week 41 – 10 October
3. Hand in written work Tuesday week 44 – 31 November
4. Brief presentation of work 2 min, present works and conclusion (findings) Tuesday week 44 – 3 November
The work is to be done at school." Come again, darling? Didn't quite catch that, did you? Neither did I, I'm afraid. I'm sure it'd be terribly fun to find works someone's chosen, and "working progress" sounds very intriguing. But it took three or four readings (and quite a bit of goodwill) to even get the gist of the thing.
And here follows a list of suggestions (divided by topics and genre). She hasn't messed that bit up too badly - how could she, anyway? It's but a list of greater people's work.
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Date: 2006-09-24 09:02 am (UTC)However, I envy you the great amount of time.
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Date: 2006-09-24 11:57 am (UTC)That's the good part, I've all the time in the world.
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Date: 2006-09-25 06:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-27 07:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-28 07:34 pm (UTC)The manuscript is done now, but not delivered because I couldn't remember my fronter username... and the norwegian-project-thing about essays isn't done, I've got an English test about Hamlet and Shakespear (I simply can't write that name correctly...) any day now, and an oral presentation on the subject. Feel sorry for me. I'll be going with Maiken to Blefjell tomorrow after school though, so I can burn off my frustration there seeing as she's just as tired.
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Date: 2006-09-28 08:10 pm (UTC)And my bedarned printer decided to bail on me. I need the notes, and now I'll just have to spend the last half-hour or so of English to print things for he history essay. Gah. Blefjell sounds very nice, have tons of fun :] And be sure to get rid of some frustration.