Indeed.

Saw it coming and I loved it coming about, had it coming

It appears that Tracy left off all of Peter's documentation.

On the contrary, she took it as her own. Take a look at the report she received.

I *DID*. The comment says that the teacher questioned the stories that Peter documented. Remember the stack that Peter brought? ALL DOCUMENTED, he said? If she had included the documentation, would the teacher have claimed they were made up?

That's why I say she included the childhood stories and omitted the documentation.

Indeed, in any class if the citations are accurate then there's no reason to be granted a poor grade. Obviously Tracy made more than just 1 huge error.

Here's the thing though; all those books he "read" and cited? He made up the cites, or at least that was heavily implied. All his info he got from Seth, so any citations would have been falsified anyway as none of the books would have actually collaborated any of his documentation. She very well could have included the documentation, as an anal retentive grade student would, but her mistake was that she didn't she didn't cross reference his work and simply stole it and used it, and now karma is biting her in the rear.

On the flip side, considering what's happened to Tracy in the past, if she HAD gotten a decent grade how long could she have lived with her lie before her conscience got the better of her?

Well the thing is how many times has she thrown someone under the bus to get all the credit?

....conscience? Did you go to public school?

In addition, this is why, as a teacher, I would NEVER do a group project.

UNLESS their ability to work together as a group as being graded, but how would you grade that?

Oddly enough, one of my online classes, the grade was entirely on "how well we worked together as a group". The professor gave us a vague project and several weeks to do it, but we couldn't ever figure out what the professor wanted us to do (despite asking him many times). In the end, we showed him something we all came up with and everyone got an A because he was happy with how well we all came up with something and didn't even care that our presentation was quite amateurish. That's why I really like the classes I'm in now as opposed to before when it was all competitive. Adults take school WAY more seriously than 22 and below year olds (who are ultra competitive for no reason) and that's all the professors really want.

It's not about competition or getting the highest grade, just about getting the work done and solving the problem.

Poor Tracy

Oh, you!

moral of the story: Never steal someone else's loot unless you know it's gold

Now THAT is justice done right! Takes me back to my elementary/College years where I had to deal with the same thing.

I keep trying to figure out exactly what the slip Tracy got said in full.

"Where did you get the stories for his childhood? A Biography is NOT a work of FICTION."

Ahh thank you. I knew my pervy mind was putting the wrong prefix on 'ography'

Yet, Peter said he included every book he read about it, I assume with Seth's direction. Why would Tracy leave out the documentation?

Well if you remember, Seth specifically said that the books all got the details WRONG on the general's childhood. So Peter would have gotten such stories from Seth directly, since he was there to witness it. Then, upon turning in the bibliography with his research to Tracy, Peter deliberately only says he wrote down "every book" that he read. No mention of any other sources, since how could he explain getting details from an invisible duck?

Chalk it up to Peter assuming that a teacher wouldn't actually go through and check every source listed in a kid's report -- and apparently Tracy not bothering to do so, either.

You mean, Seth didn't clue him in, or direct him to sources that got it right?

Is Seth aware that, had Tracy NOT lied that he would be responsible for giving Peter a low grade?

There is actually a part of the story that in retrospect I wish I hadn't cut out. I write the script for each story to fit within 10 pages (usually how long I try to keep story arcs to keep things moving). My first draft of this one initially had a moment where Seth warned Peter against using the information since it wasn't in any history books, but Peter decides to use it anyway since it's "so much more interesting" than the usual boring details. When I worked out the page layouts, I wound up cutting that part out since I couldn't fit it within the first page of Peter doing the research, but it wasn't enough to warrant its own page... so, there you go.

When I do this story in the animated series I will definitely include that bit. You're right, without it it just seems like Seth purposefully gave Peter that info without regard for what impact it would have on his final grade.

Well, Seth has tested Peter in such a matter before, back a ways with listening to those worms about crashing the sleepover, and he failed that test. Doing the report right was another test that Peter effectively failed (Boy has a lot to learn, good kid that he is), but he dodged a bullet because of another's connivance.

RE: the above script edit, the scene would have taken place between this page and this page.

Okay! Gotcha!

So, basically, Peter lucked out, but only because Tracy's sabotage backfired.

Perhaps for the book version a bonus mini page with this deleted scene in it between the two corresponding pages or perhaps one after the fact, Peter at his locker grumbling to Seth about having to do all that work again, asking Seth if he's got any stories on his new subject. Seth flat out rejecting, telling Peter he warned him before and he got lucky this time. Peter, being clueless asks what Seth means (about being lucky, showing Guardians are aware of a lot more than they let on) only to be interrupted by some commotion in the halls (I remember there always being commotions happening in high school. This one probably Tracey freaking out, but not mentioned directly.)

Eh, just something that popped into my head after reading the strips and the comments. Had to share, even if it never goes beyond this. ^^

A fairly just ending to that little project, I'd say. Peter has to actually work for his grade in the end, and Tracy gets served with a nice plate o' karma. :D

Though I get the impression she's only going to shift the blame for something that is her own fault onto poor Peter.

As the Germans say, das Kommen der Uppence

(well, I don't know if that's REALLY what they say, but you get the idea)

wow, talk about one hell of a black mark on her record, and because of her lie its all hers.

ROTFLMAO! Oh.. that's funny!

Poor Peter, at least he's got a chance to earn an "A" still (hit the books 'Kitty-Man').

And..., how Tracy's holding that envelope in the back; surrrrre does look like a frozen central digit

BURN!! XD

Well, what did she expect for taking credit for Peter's work.

I'm sad to see Mr. Grahame back though... I really liked Miss Maclean. Will she make another appearance in this series I wonder?

So Peter get the chance to get a good grade at the project while Tracy is Stuck with a Solid F?

Great job I was thrown under the bus once as well and the teacher was smart enough to make the assignment where rough drafts had to be present as well. Teach knew whose handwriting was whose. She got in school suspension for that.

(twitch)

And Rosie looks adorable there!

Serves Tracy right.

What means 44-F? Sorry, I'm from Europe, we only have 1 to 6 (equals A to F) so I never heard of a 44-F... Is it something like an F--- or such thing?

The grade scale in US schools is on a scale of 1-100. The specifics vary between regions, but where I grew up it meant the following:

94-100: A
90-93: B+
84-89: B
80-83: C+
74-79: C
70-73: D+
64-69: D
63 and under: F

Where I grew up (and more to the point, when), the scale was:
90-100: A
80-89: B
70-79: C
60-69: D
Under 60: F

A-D could be noted with a + or -, if it was in the lower or upper end of those ranges. This wasn't always specified on regular homework and such, though.

44 is a d in Ireland

Hopefully she learns from this...