I started grading the essays today. So far, they have been pretty bad. I found myself marking comma splice after comma splice. I also started to wonder if they knew what connecting a text with another meant. I am getting sick of reading summaries that don't tell me anything, that don't argue anything, and that don't connect with a nonexistent thesis.
But, I just pushed forward and read one more. I found an essay that had a thesis, argued for it, connected the texts beautifully, and basically did the assignment correctly. I guess I am reading all of the terrible ones so I can have a purely joyous experience when I get to read one like this. I feel renewed and ready to read more just because of this one good essay. Pathetic? Maybe.
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