Grammar Girl #11 Periods 3, 5, and 6

Listen to podcast #32: Apostrophe Catastrophe (Part One)


Post your response. This is due by Friday, December 19, 2008.

Grammar Girl #10 Periods 3, 5, and 6

Please post your Grammar Girl response here.

Remember, write about what you learn, include 2 examples, and then respond to 2 other posts.

Use Grammar Girl #136 "Complex-Compound Sentences."

Grammar Girl #9

Grammar Girl #9 is due on Thursday for Period 3 and Friday for Periods 5 and 6.

Listen to podcast # 22 "Generic Singular Pronouns." from Grammar Girl.

Post your response here. Remember to include two examples, and respond to two other posts.

Grammar Girl #8 Pd 3,5, and 6

Please listen to podcast #141, Appositives.

Post your response here. This is due by Friday, November 21, 2008.

Remember to write what you learn, give two original examples, and finally respond to two posts.

Grammar Girl #7 Periods 3, 5, and 6

All 3 periods, please post here, and respond to each other.

Listen to podcast #45 on Comma Splices.

Post a paragraph that explains what you learned, any questions you might have, and then provide 2 of your own original examples.
Finally, read through some other posts, then respond to two of those. Try to correct people who provide erroneous examples. Have fun, learn, and share.

Grammar Girl #6 Period 5 and 6

Listen to podcast #103 from http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com.

Post your response here. What did you learn? What stood out to you? What questions do you still have about the topic? Don't forget to come up with two examples of your own.

Finally, respond to two other posts.

This is due on Thursday, before class.

Group Grammar Girl Assignment Period 3

Period 3: Reply to this blog, copy and paste your write-up in the "leave a comment". Then also bring in a hard copy to class. Don't forget to proofread before you post.

Group Grammar Girl Period 5

Period 5 post your group Grammar Girl assignment here.

Everyone needs to read the podcasts, and then do a regular post about two of the grammar girl podcasts. The new post is new for next Friday.

Grammar Girl #5 Pd 3, 5, 6

Listen to podcast #55.

Post your response. Provide two examples.

Respond to two other people.

Grammar Girl #4 Pds 3, 5, and 6

All of you will post here. Please respond to any post; it doesn't matter if the other person is in our class or not. I just want to continue to see intelligent exchanges and conversations. Ask questions, give correction, and provide examples. You are the teachers!

Remember, you are listening to #97 "Top Ten Grammar Myths" at http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com.

Feel free to email me if you have any problems: ara4215@lausd.net.

Due: Period 3 by 10.6
Period 5 by 10.7
Period 6 by 10.7
Always post before the start of class.

Grammar Girl #3 Pd6

Listen to #30. Write your response, then engage in a dialogue with your classmates by responding to at least two of their comments.

Be careful to finish Grammar Girl #2 before you do this one. Also, make sure that your responses are thoughtful and thought-provoking.

**Note: you are also supposed to read and incorporate the link at the bottom of the post about "Parts of a Sentence."

Grammar Girl #3 Pd5

Listen to #22. Write your response, then engage in a dialogue with your classmates by responding to at least two of their comments.

Be sure to finish Grammar Girl #2 before you complete this one. This one is due the 29th.

Grammar Girl #3 Pd3

Listen to #22. Write your response, then engage in a dialogue with your classmates by responding to at least two of their comments.

Grammar Girl Pd 6 #2

Post your responses and comments to the second assignment by commenting on this post. Make sure you spell check and sign your name.

Grammar Girl Pd 5 #2

Post your responses and comments to the second assignment by commenting on this post. Make sure you spell check and sign your name.

Grammar Girl Pd 3 #2

Post your responses and comments to the second assignment by commenting on this post. Make sure you spell check and sign your name.

Grammar Girl pd 6

Period 6: Listen to the podcast from grammar girl #49. After you listen to that, respond with insights, comments, questions, things that stood out to you, things that confused you, and at least two examples from your own head about the topic that was addressed.

Don't forget you also have to respond to two other posts.

Grammar Girl Pd 5

Period 5 - After you listen to the podcast #46 from grammar girl, you need to post your response here as a comment to this blog.

**Remember to comment on two other posts from class.

Grammar Girl Pd 3

Period 3 - You need to listen to the grammar girl podcast #46, then post your response as a comment to this blog.

Don't forget to comment on two of your classmates' posts too!

Read here, Students!

Welcome back! We are going to have a great year.

Be one of the first five persons in this class to tell me why you expect this year to be your best year ever (I recommend incorporating this statement into your answer), and you will not regret it.

Starting out

Blogging:
Blabbing about ideas and philosophies
Looking through new material to generate content
Opportunities to learn, to share, to express, to reflect
Growing in writing, thinking, and reading
Green for the environment since it requires no journal paper
Intended message for really no audience at all and the whole world, at the same time
Nonsense can be discussed, or new ideas pushed forward
Go home and start your blog