tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post2847473785701405849..comments2023-09-29T04:22:04.132-07:00Comments on Quills: ExaminatingFretful Porpentinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-56976349359644157742008-12-08T09:13:00.000-08:002008-12-08T09:13:00.000-08:00Well, I'm pretty sure I've never had Interesting T...Well, I'm pretty sure I've never had Interesting Thoughts about anything *non*-canonical, so. <BR/><BR/>But still, the concept of subversive ballad singing could be interesting and applicable to more canonical plays even if you didn't talk directly about them. I'd still go. :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770950068958941330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-67114502592058646872008-12-07T09:09:00.000-08:002008-12-07T09:09:00.000-08:00Unfortunately, if I were actually to write such a ...Unfortunately, if I were actually to write such a paper, it would be about <I>The Rape of Lucrece</I>, <I>Woodstock</I>, and <I>The Bloody Brother</I>, rather than anything anyone actually teaches, because I am lame that way and hardly ever have Interesting Thoughts about anything canonical...Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-72962475408365460682008-12-06T15:51:00.000-08:002008-12-06T15:51:00.000-08:00That puzzlement about finals is really interesting...That puzzlement about finals is really interesting--my high school had an actual finals period at the end of each term, with several-hour exams held in the cafeteria, on a different schedule than the rest of the term. So I would have automatically assumed the students would have familiarity with the concept as well. Oops.<BR/><BR/>Also, I would totally go hear a paper on subversive ballad singing in Renaissance drama. I never quite know what to do with the willow song in _Othello_, or Ophelia's songs, when I teach those plays.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770950068958941330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-83677689107514390552008-12-04T07:43:00.000-08:002008-12-04T07:43:00.000-08:00I'd imagine the high school finals just take place...I'd imagine the high school finals just take place during a regular class period; I'm pretty sure mine did, although I can't swear to it after all these years.<BR/><BR/>I do not know what a Scantron literature test would look like, but I'm fairly sure that I would not like it ...Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-47420484274659277022008-12-04T07:19:00.000-08:002008-12-04T07:19:00.000-08:00Didn't they have finals in high school?Most folks ...Didn't they have finals in high school?<BR/><BR/>Most folks here have moved away from blue books. Who needs a blue book when you can use a scantron!Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-74483635013933491642008-12-03T06:41:00.000-08:002008-12-03T06:41:00.000-08:00You're right, it does make life easier. But I can...You're right, it <I>does</I> make life easier. But I can't help being frustrated by it, all the same.Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-83640527121645517842008-12-02T22:15:00.000-08:002008-12-02T22:15:00.000-08:00I love those half-hour-exam-takers: they're so eas...I love those half-hour-exam-takers: they're so easy to grade. Sometimes I don't need to even actually read the responses; I can look at all the whitespace and (almost) assign the failing grade. I do usually read what they've written, but since there's so little there, it takes only a few minutes. It's like grading a quiz: maybe I should thank them for making my job so easy.<BR/><BR/>"Dear student, thank you for making my grading so easy. Please accept this 'F' with my kindest regards."<BR/><BR/>It makes me happy to have things so clearly distinguished.jwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220253409908482479noreply@blogger.com