Grammar Girl will rock your socks off
If you haven't read/heard of Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, today is the day.
Each of the links below go to a page with a transcript of a podcast on a specific grammar issue, and many pages include the podcast's audio file as well. I have selected ones of particular interest in the Honors 12 English class. There are many more on the site.
Switching Verb Tenses (Complicated!)
Point of View, Pronouns, and Agreement
Gerunds (Lots of technical terms used!)
Ending a Sentence with a Preposition
Style vs. Rules (why Strunk+White's famous "grammar" book is more of a suggestion)
Style Guides (p.s. Check out the awesome use of dashes in ¶ 1!)
The Assignment
Read and/or listen to several of the podcasts above. Try some of the technical podcasts as well as the more narrative ones. Be curious, dig, digest. Don't rush this.
When you discover some information that is especially interesting or useful to you, briefly summarize what you learned in a comment on our blog. Please post at least two comments.
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