In my classes, some kinds of errors are more serious than others. Errors that impede meaning (such as sentence fragments) are for more detrimental than the occasional missing apostrophe. To help your students understand different degrees of error have them…[read more]
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Ask students to translate principles of grammar into the idioms of their favorite hobbies. For example, a verb is like a quarterback, propelling meaning.
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Visual argument (or, more generally, visual rhetoric) seems to be an increasingly important part of the composition classroom. I’ve never taught a class devoted to visual argument, but I have given visual argument assignments and I often ask students to…[read more]
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As an exercise in getting students to evaluate Web sources with a critical eye, have them review the website for the Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division. This site details the dangers of this chemical, which include…[read more]
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