Posted by shar on April 29, 2003, at 10:26:50
In reply to Re: Happiness is..., posted by noa on April 28, 2003, at 16:47:14
We're supposed to be grading "holistically"
(does that really start with a "w"?), so if the rest of the essay was that good (coherent, developed, has voice, etc.) it'd get the highest mark. The essay being funny, whiny, hostile, pedantic, etc. doesn't affect grading if it's a 'good' essay. I've had a number directed to the reader (me) about what a loser I must be to have a job reading student essays for a living (and I tended to agree with the thesis, but most of them weren't well enough written to get a high score).Glad you got a smile out of that.
Shar> Shar,
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> That is so funny!
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> Is there a norm for grading a quote like that on the Texas standards of learning exams?
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