tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post6675539159386787600..comments2023-10-08T05:00:23.559-04:00Comments on Clarissa's Blog: Midterms: Funny Student ResponsesClarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-77561714072843423652011-02-14T20:29:45.369-05:002011-02-14T20:29:45.369-05:00Isn't this a Spanish lit college class? The st...Isn't this a Spanish lit college class? The students can't remember the name of the writer? That seems weird. My son is reading To Kill a Mockingbird and I expect that he should know the author is Harper Lee not General Lee (even though that would make me laugh.)Liese4noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-82257426866957026882011-02-14T20:18:44.988-05:002011-02-14T20:18:44.988-05:00I have the feeling that Cervantes would not have b...I have the feeling that Cervantes would not have been too insulted. He must have imbibed as well.<br /><br />WV: suggisotNancyPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-56249143578324663712011-02-14T19:32:01.632-05:002011-02-14T19:32:01.632-05:00Brilliant (specially Continuidad en los Parques)
...Brilliant (specially Continuidad en los Parques)<br /><br />A few more:<br /><br />"Magical realism is a literary style where women do not go flying out of the ceiling"<br /><br />"In the struggle between civilization and barbarism, Latin American countries often side with barbarism"<br /><br />Thanks for thinking of meSpanish profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248530328973177920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-82194376652121140032011-02-14T16:40:59.152-05:002011-02-14T16:40:59.152-05:00Especially for you, Spanish prof: what my students...Especially for you, Spanish prof: what my students have to say about Argentineans:<br /><br />"No matter what you are doing in Argentina, you are never safe or alone." (This is an analysis of Cortazar's Continuidad de los parques.)<br /><br />"In the Argentinean society, it seems that when two people get together they can do some strange and crazy things."<br /><br />(This is an analysis of El sur.)<br /><br />:-)Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-88401066047385263372011-02-14T16:28:25.132-05:002011-02-14T16:28:25.132-05:00"Borges es un escritorio argentino". Mem..."Borges es un escritorio argentino". Memorable quote from one student.Spanish profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248530328973177920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-41723535103239007782011-02-14T15:31:03.228-05:002011-02-14T15:31:03.228-05:00maybe she also wrote Cerveza on purpose thinking t...maybe she also wrote Cerveza on purpose thinking that if she doesn't know the name of the author, she can at least make me laugh.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-88539068468584677842011-02-14T15:27:32.977-05:002011-02-14T15:27:32.977-05:00I'm sure if the student were made aware of the...I'm sure if the student were made aware of the meaning of the word he wrote, he would never forget again. Even just reading about it, I'll always think of that last phrase when trying to remember Cervantes.Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02258514554021130617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-84596566697850933362011-02-14T15:24:56.619-05:002011-02-14T15:24:56.619-05:00Actually, most people did extremely well on the ex...Actually, most people did extremely well on the exam because we went over what was expected and what the format would be like in great detail before the exam.<br /><br />I'm very proud of these kids, Cerveza notwithstanding. :-)Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-22551078648911158492011-02-14T15:21:30.405-05:002011-02-14T15:21:30.405-05:00As long as everyone knew the ground rules before e...As long as everyone knew the ground rules before entering, that seems perfectly reasonable.Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-34242072423055975232011-02-14T15:19:40.257-05:002011-02-14T15:19:40.257-05:00I warned them before the exam that titles of works...I warned them before the exam that titles of works and names of authors have to be learned. I'm taking 5% off for each one that is not correct.<br /><br />You can't succeed in a Survey of Spanish Lit if you don't know the name of Cervantes.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-6896987987716576012011-02-14T15:16:53.361-05:002011-02-14T15:16:53.361-05:00But are you going to dock him for getting the name...But are you going to dock him for getting the name wrong (close, but wrong). <br /><br />I've been known to make similar mistakes under exam conditions - sometimes, a name just won't stick with you. <br /><br />If it's obvious to you that he 'knows' the authour of the piece, is that good enough, or do you demand exact perfection?Patricknoreply@blogger.com