I had trouble writing three page essays when I was at junior school. This was because I hadn’t learned about paragraphing and wrote all three pages without splitting them into paragraphs.
I remember having to write a biographical essay. I chose my father for my subject. One of the things that I wrote about was that my dad had to take a rifle with him through the woods to get to his bus stop for school. The teacher refused to believe it, thought I had misspelled “knife”, and corrected it. I can still see the red “k” in front of my handwritten “rifle”; I guess she didn’t see the “l”. She also wouldn’t acknowledge that my father was older than most of my peer’s fathers, having been born in 1929 (and this was in the ’70s).
When I was in grade school we had to write an essay about a “pastime.” I thought the word meant something that had happened in the past ( “past time”). Only when a couple of students read their essays out loud did I realize my mistake—but I had a great teacher who recognized my error and gave me an A for the quality of my writing. (I eventually became a publications editor!)
Doug K over 1 year ago
Just write as much as you need to to meet the three-page requirement.
Save and write more later for future sequels when you need them.
Calvinist1966 over 1 year ago
I had trouble writing three page essays when I was at junior school. This was because I hadn’t learned about paragraphing and wrote all three pages without splitting them into paragraphs.
sarahbowl1 Premium Member over 1 year ago
You guys are over thinking it, lol!
Wren Fahel over 1 year ago
I remember having to write a biographical essay. I chose my father for my subject. One of the things that I wrote about was that my dad had to take a rifle with him through the woods to get to his bus stop for school. The teacher refused to believe it, thought I had misspelled “knife”, and corrected it. I can still see the red “k” in front of my handwritten “rifle”; I guess she didn’t see the “l”. She also wouldn’t acknowledge that my father was older than most of my peer’s fathers, having been born in 1929 (and this was in the ’70s).
Catfeet Premium Member over 1 year ago
Red, I see the wheels turning!
mymontana over 1 year ago
Oh, too much !!! Silly boy
Daltongang Premium Member over 1 year ago
Red, Rover will not lead you astray, well not unless a squirrel goes running by and then all bets are off.
ilovecomics*infinity over 1 year ago
Ooh, I wonder where Red’s lightbulb moment has us headed?
my3dogsons over 1 year ago
When I was in grade school we had to write an essay about a “pastime.” I thought the word meant something that had happened in the past ( “past time”). Only when a couple of students read their essays out loud did I realize my mistake—but I had a great teacher who recognized my error and gave me an A for the quality of my writing. (I eventually became a publications editor!)
g04922 over 1 year ago
Great strip this date… very insightful. And Red is thinking ahead, too.
Mediatech over 1 year ago
Write it like one of those old cliffhanger serials. “To be continued, next week…”
bwswolf over 1 year ago
I’m sure Red, that You and Rover have a lot of adventures so far, to write 3 pages and you’ll continue to have more to come, in the future …….. :)
rentier over 1 year ago
This story shall go on good for ever and ever in all eternity!