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J. Roth Working with Words
from a Source Exercise Professional
Essay Frustrations of a College Student By
R. B.Campbell Life is never simple.
For the businessman, the housewife, the factory worker, and even (or
perhaps especially) the young child, each day is filled with its share of
frustrations and disappointments. The
college student is not exempt from these incidents; in fact, attending
college exposes a person to a unique set of such experiences. Registration
is an occasion which often gives rise to frustrating circumstances. Classes which are closed because they are
filled, or due to lack of registrants, can destroy the most carefully planned
schedule. Even if the desired classes
are available, clerical errors can wreak havoc. A computer mix-up at Miami University during one recent
quarter sent an estimated 5,000 of the school's 11,000 students to the
drop/add line on the first day of classes. To view such a line from near the
end, as I did, can indeed be a frustrating experience. Even
if the desired class is obtained, the instructor can make it seem as if it
would have been more profitable to take some other course. College professors are often chosen for
their ability to do research rather than their ability to teach. Every student can tell of at least one
professor who, although more than competent in his or her field, could not
effectively communicate knowledge to the class. Also, the more able professors are in their
disciplines, the greater the demands on their time. My cousin, a student at a small, private
college, once took a non-required psychology course specifically because a
well-known doctor was listed as the professor. The doctor, however, was rarely seen. Most of the classes were given by a
graduate assistant, who also marked the papers and made up the tests. The much-hailed doctor was too busy to
actually teach. Perhaps
the most frustrating experience for college students is the realization that
they have been following a course of study for which they are not
suited. During my first five quarters
of college, I was a chemistry major. It was not until after I had received
failing grades in that subject from three different institutions that I
finally came to the conclusion that it would perhaps be better if I studied a
different subject. A friend of mine,
an education major at Kent State, also found herself in this situation. It was not until she completed her student
teaching experience, fifteen hours short of graduation, that she found she
had no desire to teach. She will
graduate at the end of the present quarter with a highly specialized degree
in a field she has no desire to pursue. College
can be and should be a highly adventurous, rewarding period in the student's
life. But like all other situations in
life, it can often be fraught with frustration. The Assignment: (Attached
sheet) Directions: Using Campbell’s
essay as your source, please create the following: 1. Two examples of a signal
phrase followed by the quotation. 2. One example of a signal
phrase placed in the middle of a quotation. 3. Two examples of using an
ellipsis. 4. One paraphrase of a one to
two-sentence passage of Campbell’s essay. “Working with Words from a Source” Print “Working with Words from a Source” Video
(Starts at 9 minutes, 28 seconds) J. Roth Name:________________________________ Working with Words from a Source Exercise (Campbell’s Essay) 1.
Two examples of
a signal phrase followed by the quotation. 2.
One example of
a signal phrase placed in the middle of a quotation. 3.
Two examples of
using an ellipsis. 4. A paraphrase of a one to
two-sentence passage of Campbell’s essay. Essay Sentence(s) Used:________________________________________________________________ Your Paraphrase:_______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ |
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