Really left behind
The essay my student plagiarized nearly word for word (and seriously, when you’re a C student, at least disguise your plagiarism!) came from a sample essay in a book about how to win college scholarships. And the subject was No Child Left Behind.
I mean, my brain’s circuits fried with all the irony (oh fine, it may be pop irony instead of literary irony, but still it’s stronger than coincidence) in those two facts. No, child, you will not be winning scholarships to college with plagiarized writing. You will be left behind.
Damn shame, too. Good kid.