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Saturday, July 25, 2009

West of Bathurst 546

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Saturday, July 25, 2009
Panel 1: In the title panel of this Sunday-style colour comic, we see the title page of an essay, which reads, "The Physics of Byron: an 'A+' Paper." Someone has circled "A+" with a red pen. An arrow points to the circle. At the other end of it are the  words: "1) West of Bathurst?" 2) By Kari Maaren?". To the right of the paper, a male student with disordered black hair and light brown skin is running after Barbara, clearly to complain to her.

Panel 2: Barbara and the student are sitting on a couch in the Davies College common room.

Barbara: You wanted to discuss your term-paper mark?

Student: You gave me a "B."

Panel 3:

Barbara: ...And?

Student: This is a completely terrible grade! I never get "B"s. You mark too hard.

Panel 4:

Barbara: "B" is above average.

Student: It's totally not. Listen...I can almost buy me deserving an "A-," but "B" is too low.

Panel 5: Barbara looks at the paper.

Barbara: In my comments, I write that your paper is repetitive and formulaic, contains no thesis or analysis, and is riddled with avoidable mistakes.

Student: Sounds like an "A-" to me.

Panel 6:

Barbara: Sounds like a "C-" to me.

Panel 7: The student stares at Barbara in shock. Marie and Baldwin are standing behind the couch, listening in. Baldwin is holding a bag of popcorn.

Barbara: Thank you for helping me see the error of my ways.

Marie: It's like watching the most inevitable train wreck ever.

Baldwin: I generally bring popcorn.

Alt-Text: I have had students in tears over their B+s or even A-s. Okay, fine, I probably would have been the same way...but when half the class could be described generously as "writing at a 'C' level," it begins to seem a little silly.

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