Monday, October 30, 2006

How to write an 'A' essay

My Postmodern Lit class is beginning to panic. 'Tis the season to start planning the big Final Essay, the source of our entire grade for the semester, and this is the first college-level literature essay some members of the class have ever tackled.

To quell some of the fears, our professor spent the class today mapping out a high pass essay on the problem of point of view in Foe. She liked the result, telling us it would be at least a 75, then reminding the Americans that a 75 was an exceptional grade. Most of us pitched in on the essay's planning, and I have to admit that the outline looked pretty spiffy to me, too.

Of course, we can't use it. Rats. Back to the drawing board...

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