Friday, May 19, 2006

Test answers that should get full credit

But don't...

The question:
Is the story "Sunken Treasure" a fiction or nonfiction story? Explain how you know.
Answer:
Nonfiction. Because we saw a movie about it, so there's proof.

At 9 years the line between fact and fiction is still every so faint. It has taken us the last 4 years to convince him that cartoons are fictional. We have succeeded there. But movies with actors are fact in his world.

And to make matters worse, he has found the book Dragonology. This is a wonderful imaginative "reference" book on all things dragon. Because of the writing style, I can't convince him that it is all made up. He is convinced that it is fact.

Further proof that he will grow up to be a republican.

Ooh. Did I really say that?

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