Essay 1

I finally finished reading and commenting on the first essays for my 9:30 class and have begun reviewing the essays for my 12:30 class. While scores are somewhat low (as is expected at this point in the semester), almost everyone is at least very close to a 'C.' It's very interesting to see where everyone's strengths are. Some students are great at illustrating their points while others have incorporated some quite fabulously original figurative langauge. Two students have shined in the area of analysis (very impressive at this point in the semester), and a few have phenomenal titles. Most impressive, however, are the extraordinary ideas my students have developed. Almost everyone's essays are unique in some way. I attribute this to the invention activities. I will be interested to see how my students feel about the invention work when they complete course surveys at the end of the semester. I imagine that most of them currently find it pointless, but I bet those who take the invention process seriously will change their minds.