Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Learn the difference between major and minor errors. Read the paper through once without marking anything. Keep the red pen in your desk. Read through the paper again with your pencil ready. Proofread for usage and other lower-order concerns.

Answer: Sometimes called "higher" and "lower" concerns, it's important to prioritize major issues like content, creative thinking, and organization over more minor issues like grammar, usage, and spelling. These designations obviously depend upon many things, like the assignment, the grade-level of your students, and their individual concerns. If you're in the middle of a unit on comma usage, it's perfectly fine to call that a "higher" concern. But in general, a basic writing assignment should prioritize the higher concerns listed above. When you've got a stack of 50 or 100 papers to go through and another stack of quizzes to finish and lessons to plan it can be tempting to jump right in and start slapping Bs on everything. Resist that temptation. Read through each essay individually before marking anything. Look for the highest order of concerns first: Does the student address the prompt and fulfill the assignment effectively? Does the student think creatively? Does the student clearly state their argument, or thesis? Is the thesis developed over the course of the assignment? Does the writer provide evidence? Does the paper show evidence of organization and revision, or does it seem like a first draft? Getting an assignment back that looks like someone bled all over it can be a source of great anxiety in the life of a student. Some teachers argue that red asserts authority. While that may be true, there are other ways to assert your authority than pen color. Marking essays in pencil can suggest that the issues are easily fixable, keeping the student looking forward, rather than dwelling on their success or failure. Pencil, blue, or black pen is perfectly appropriate. Write comments, criticisms, and questions in the margins as neatly as possible. Find moments that the writer needs to clarify and circle them or underline them. Be as specific as possible when asking questions. "What?" is not a particularly helpful question to scrawl in the margin, compared to "What do you mean by 'some societies'?" When you've addressed the most important issues of the essay, its content, feel free to mark some lower-order concerns, like usage, grammar, and punctuation. Depending on the grade-level of the essays and the skill-level of your students, these may be more or less important. Typical proofreading marks include the following: = to start a new paragraph three underscores under a letter = to lowercase or uppercase the letter "sp" = word is spelled incorrectly word crossed out with a small "pigtail" above = word needs to be deleted Some teachers use the first page as a rule of thumb for marking later concerns. If there are sentence-level issues, mark them on the first page and then stop marking them throughout the essay, especially if the assignment needs more revision.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Have the player to the left of the dealer play the first card. Have the player to the left of the first player play a card. Continue play to the left until everyone has played a card. Let the winner of the trick lead the next trick.

Answer: They can play any card they want. They should lay the card face up in the center of the table where everyone else can see it. The suit they play will be the leading suit for the trick. The second player must follow suit by playing a card in the same suit as the first card played. If the second player doesn't have a card in the leading suit, they can play a card in the trump suit. If they don't have a card in the leading suit or trump suit, they can play any card in their hand. For example, if the first player played a yellow 9, the second player would need to play a yellow card in their hand. If they didn't have a yellow card, but they had a blue card and blue is the trump suit, they could play a blue card. If they didn't have a yellow or blue card, they could play a card in one of the other suits. Once everyone has played, determine who wins the trick. The winner of the trick is whoever played the highest card in the leading suit. The exception is if someone played a card in the trump suit. Trump cards always win. If multiple trump cards were played, whoever played the highest trump card wins the trick. 14 is the highest card and ace is the lowest. The winner of the trick collects all the cards in the middle and wins all the points played. Keep the tricks you win next to you so you can count them at the end of the game. The winner of the previous trick plays any card in their hand. Play then continues to the left. Continue playing tricks until all of the cards in everyone's hands have been played.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Completely rid yourself of that person. Get out more. Give yourself time. Keep looking.

Answer: Especially if it pains you to even think about them. They're not worth a quick thought. If you do something like go to the beach with your best friends, or have a barbecue with your family, you'll be too busy having fun to think about the person. Go shopping with your BFF or siblings. This is something I had a lot of trouble doing. Don't yell at yourself if you still like the person, over time the crush will fade. Don't worry, you'll find that perfect person one day. This person was a lesson to be learned from, so watch for the signs of what to avoid in future!

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Help find a quiet and relaxing environment. Assume that a problem is real, even if you don't notice or understand what the person is talking about. Avoid making insensitive comments. Validate their feelings Be a calming and reassuring influence in times of stress. Try encouraging them to take action to calm themselves. Handle your own difficult feelings in private. Talk to the person about any interpersonal conflict.

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If the environment is too loud or busy, the person may not be able to focus on interacting with you. Find quiet places to hang out, so that you can get the person's full attention. Try to avoid surprises in general. A sensitive person might be bothered or even hurt by things that don't seem like a big deal to you. Assume that the problem is very real to them, even if you don't see it the same way. It's not kind to dismiss, invalidate, or accuse a sensitive person because of who they are. Keep in mind that sensitivity is not a choice, and the person is probably doing the best they can to cope with the situation they're in. Avoid rude comments like: "Why are you so sensitive?" "You're too sensitive!" "You're just doing this for attention." "Get over yourself." "Stop being so dramatic." "You need therapy to fix this problem." and give them patience. Making reassuring and understanding comments can help calm the person. Try labeling their feelings, and treating their feelings as understandable. Here are some examples of helpful things to say: "I can tell you're pretty stressed." "I'm not surprised you're overwhelmed. It is pretty loud in here." "It's okay to cry. I don't mind." "Take as long as you need to calm down. There's no rush." "Of course you're hurt. It wasn't right of her to call you names." "I'm here for you while you deal with this." "You're allowed to be upset." A sensitive person may get overwhelmed more easily. Keeping your cool, and doing your best to help them through it, can help calm them a little. If you can see them getting stressed or overwhelmed, remind them how they can handle it. Suggest that they take some deep breaths, take a break, or go somewhere quiet for a while. They may appreciate knowing that you're okay with them taking a break to manage their feelings. Sometimes, you may feel frustrated, confused, or upset about the way the person acts. You're allowed to feel this way. Take some quiet time to sort through your emotions, or talk to a trusted mentor about what's going on. Never take out your feelings on the sensitive person. They're doing the best they can (just like you are), and it's important to stay kind. If you do mess up and treat them unkindly, don't beat yourself up. Instead, apologize and say you'll try to be more considerate next time. The two of you may not always get along, especially if you have very different temperaments. Talk about any issues that arise, and try making "I" statements to communicate your feelings. Here are some examples: "I know that noise from the laundry bothers you. It's hard for me to figure out a time to do laundry that works for both of us. Could we talk about a good laundry schedule?" "It hurts my feelings when people tease me about my bald spot. I know we do friendly teasing sometimes, and I'm okay with that. Let's just keep that part off-limits, okay?" "I'm sorry that I hurt your feelings when I made that comment about your picture. It was thoughtless of me. I'll try to be more considerate of your feelings in the future."