Adventures in Grading

Just when I'm wrapped up in the monotony of grading--which is much more monotonous and frequent these days, since I'm teaching such high-level classes with LOTS of writing assignments--I'll come across a paper that makes me laugh out loud.  This was one such assignment.

WEEKEND JOURNAL

Think about what you did this weekend.  Please pick one thing and write about it.  Please write five or more sentences.

I Play piano concert.  And I wore a strange dress.  I play the piano.  I don't like my Piano music.  only my piano music is strange, and my mother wore strange dress to me. And I cried.