| Gail
Harada will
show you Internet sites that have cool tools to study grammar (interactive quizzes
and PowerPoint Presentations) as well as sites that have handouts that you can
printout for yourselves. You'll get suggestions on stategies to overcome common
grammar errors -- no magic pills, just a couple of ways to work smarter.
| When: |
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 |
| Where: | Lama
116 (Library) | | Time: | 12:15
pm - 1:15 pm | Learn
from Mistakes
Pay attention to comments on your papers
- For instance, if your instructor writes "fragment" on
your paper, find out what a fragment is. Common
Errors Fragments
Verb
Tense Consistancy
Subject-Verb Agreement
Pronoun-Antecedent Arguent
Pronoun
Reference
Mixed Construction | Run-Ons
and Comma Splices
Shift in Person
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Usage
problems -- Confused Words
Apostrophies
Commas |
Cool
Tool 1: OWL at Purdue The
OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue home page http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
The OWL at Purdue grammar handouts http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/
Purdue
OWL PowerPoint resources http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/pp/index.html
Cool
Tool 2: Guide to Grammar and Writing Homepage
at http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ List
of Topics http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm
Interactive
Quizzes http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm
PowerPoint
Presentations http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/powerpoint.htm
Cool
Tool 3: Exercise Central free basic access to tutorials and hundreds of interactive
excercises. Bedford/St.
Martin's has a good interactive quiz site at http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/exercisecentral/
You
need to register for basic student access for the site unless your instructor
is using a Bedford/Martin's textbood and is registered for special access.
Cool
Tool 4: Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tricks for Better Writing You
can go to the website or to iTunes and download Grammar Girl podcasts.
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/default.aspx
Cool
Tool for Proofreading Your Papers See
the Editing and Proofreading Strategies handout on the Purdue OWL website at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/general/gl_edit.html
Practice
Combining Sentences Purdue
OWL Sentence Clarity and Combining PowerPoint at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/pp/index.html#gammar Guide
to Grammar and Writing Sentence Combining Skills at http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/combining_skills.htm
How
to Improve Your Writing Know
your own common errors
Target one at a time
Practice revising and fixing
your errors.
Learn how to combine sentences effectively
Don't give up. It
takes a long time to overcome bad habits.
Read a lot. Read good writing helps
improve you vocabulary and awareness of the craft of writing.
Email:
Gail
Harada's Webpage
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~gharada/ | 
