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Red Inked

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Red Inked is what teachers write on student stuff, a small collection of educational ephemera. Have some red inklings to share? Email them to redinklings@gmail.com

1. RUN-ON

2. DANGLING MODIFIER

3. WTF?

4. TRANSITION?

5. I CAN’T TELL IF YOU’RE REALLY BAD AT THIS OR JUST NOT TRYING AND AM THEREFORE UNABLE TO MAKE CONCRETE STATEMENTS ABOUT YOUR ESSAY AT THIS TIME.

6. “ESCALADE” IS A KIND OF VEHICLE; DO YOU MEAN “ESCALATE”?

7. THIS IS AN INTERESTING OVERVIEW OF YOUR TAKE ON ZOMBIES/VAMPIRES/LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA, BUT IT HAS LITTLE TO DO WITH THE ASSIGNMENT. PLEASE GO OVER THE HANDOUT AND LET ME KNOW IFYOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT DESPITE THE FACT YOU WERE TEXTING FRANTICALLY UNDER THE TABLE AND MAKING LEWD GESTURES WHEN I EXPLAINED SAID HANDOUT IN CLASS TELLS ME IT’S A WASTE OF MY TIME TO READ OR THINK ABOUT YOUR ESSAY AT ALL (LET ALONE FOR HALF AN HOUR ON A SATURDAY NIGHT ON WHICH YOU ARE CERTAINLY HAVING MORE FUN THAN I AM), I HAVE GONE AHEAD AND MADE CAREFUL COMMENTS ANYWAY, WHICH MAKES ME HATE MYSELF A LITTLE, WHICH YOU WILL SEE REFLECTED IN YOUR PARTICIPATION GRADE AT THE END OF THE TERM.

8. THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID.

(Source: mllehazelwood)

arcticicedragoon:

Dear God,Never let me become a teacher.Amen.

arcticicedragoon:

Dear God,
Never let me become a teacher.
Amen.

mllehazelwood:

So tired of writing this. #grading (Taken with instagram)

mllehazelwood:

So tired of writing this. #grading (Taken with instagram)

gradmom:

This just happened.
The other comment is pretty good too, but I would have to post part of their homework to have it make any sense (and I won’t be doing that).

gradmom:

This just happened.

The other comment is pretty good too, but I would have to post part of their homework to have it make any sense (and I won’t be doing that).

whatdaniellikes:

Via Geekosystem. Etsy.

Good advice!

Good advice!

(Source: thedailywhat, via theyuniversity)

gjmueller:

Lord of the Rings You Shall Not Pass stamp for teachers/reviewers on sale starting March 1.

karolinakoziol:

This is just my AP English teacher yelling at me on my paper….
“Says NOTHING about the story! Why is it so hard for you to start with a brief plot overview introducing the story, its characters, and its point? (its theme or meaning). I keep telling you to do this! Make it easy on yourself!”

karolinakoziol:

This is just my AP English teacher yelling at me on my paper….

“Says NOTHING about the story! Why is it so hard for you to start with a brief plot overview introducing the story, its characters, and its point? (its theme or meaning). I keep telling you to do this! Make it easy on yourself!”

(Source: xoxokarolinaa)

laurenamelia:

Woowwwwww.

laurenamelia:

Woowwwwww.

(via laurasaurisrex)

1990.  Robin Leach pop culture reference in the title got no love (or ink).   History of Britain in the 18th Century is serious business.

1990.  Robin Leach pop culture reference in the title got no love (or ink).   History of Britain in the 18th Century is serious business.

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