Unfortunate error of the day
Today in my writing class, we were reviewing the parts of the five paragraph essay. We were talking about the first sentence of the essay that grabs your attention (the hook) and the last sentence of the essay that brings everything to a close (the clincher). After filling out a worksheet, one of my students proudly stood up and read her answer to one of the questions:
“The clincher is the final statement of the essay that refers back to the hooker.”
And yes, I successfully stopped myself from laughing out loud. I’m pretty sure (at least I hope) I was the only one in the room amused by that error.
yoowser! that is funle! i used to have trouble holding back when they would talk about their “lovers” when referring to close friends…
I suppose it all depends on the subject of the essay. Here’s hoping you’ll never have to grade one of those.