When the professor says:
Probably the greatest quality of the poetry of John Milton, who was born in 1608, is the combination of beauty and power. Few have excelled him in the use of the English language, or for that matter, in lucidity of verse form, 'Paradise Lost' being said to be the greatest single poem ever written.
You write:
John Milton - born 1608

When the professor says:
When Lafayette first came to this country, he discovered America. The Americans needed his help if their cause was to survive, and this he promptly supplied them.
You write:
Lafayette discovered America

When the professor says:
Current historians have come to doubt the complete advantageousness of some of Roosevelt's policies.
You write:
Most of the problems that now face the United States are directly traceable to the bungling and greed of Roosevelt.

When the professor says:
It is possible that we do not understand the Russian viewpoint.
You write:
The professor is a communist.

When the professor says:
The puissance of hydrochloric acid is incontestable; however, the corrosive residue is inharmonious with metallic persistance.
You write:
Hydrochloric acid eats steel.

Professor: I'm dismissing you ten minutes earlier today.
Please get out quietly not to wake up the other classes.