better late than never

I agree with the previous posts that writing the assignment was a bit of a task. Needless to say, creating the assignment from a different perspective put a new spin on things. I found myself reading, re-reading and re-reading, trying to make sure someone else could understand exactly what I wanted. I found myself double checking grammar and using the thesaurus quite a lot. One of the handouts had a list of helpful active verbs and in what situation to use them. I think it was orange. Anyways, I found that very helpful to clarify the assignment so I didn't repeat "create" "develop" etc. Your parting comment about which professor surprised me. I guess I would much rather the ambiguous professor with room for creativity. Then, I would probably go and argue after if the assignment was not to his/her liking, but still I see your point. It's a happy medium that (unfortunately) few teachers are able to achieve. I find most of my assignments are either too wordy or so far out in left field I think I stepped into the wrong class. Just curious, what would everyone else prefer -- lengthy assignments or little guidance with room for personal interpretation (note the rhetoric)?