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Sunday, January 27

pathos

Transcription (for those who don't have to regularly decipher chicken scratch): "This dinosaur says you should give me an A+++ on this assignment.  If you don't, the guy will shoot him." [Correct punctuation added by yours truly].

In response I drew a hand flipping off my student and wrote, in menacing handwriting, Don't ever threaten me again.

Just kidding.  Despite my fantasies, I would never do that.  Plus, I found the drawing a refreshing (albeit scary) change from the typical book report ending.  What I did write was, "This was you practicing pathos, right?  Not threatening your teacher?"

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4 comments:

  1. Do you watch "New Girl"? Please tell me you do! The last episode reminds me of this.

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  2. You make my long + hard studies to become a high school English teacher worth it with all of your stories like this. I love it.

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  3. As a fellow English teacher who actually gave a lesson on Pathos today and felt like shooting everyone including dinosaurs after it, you rock.

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  4. Oh my gosh!! As a teacher, I wouldn't know how to feel about this paper. But it does make me giggle a little.

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