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Expository Essay Rubric
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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Reflection - Dec. 1 - Common Mistakes and Tricky Choices - Sec. 3
Visit this URL: http://englishplus.com/grammar/mistcont.htm to review some common mistakes and tricky choices of English grammar. Did you find this resource to be useful? Why or why not?
In addition, discuss your thoughts on today's class activities.
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I find this resource very useful in writing. Sometimes, I make errors in using words or phrases in my writing and for sure make errors without even knowing it sometimes. After reading resource, I wish I knew about this website before. It would have been very useful with writing my past papers. Now, I can go to this website to see if the words and phrases I chose is relevant to the sentence I am writing.
ReplyDeleteToday, we learned about Definitions and did an activity where we had to identify the class and characateristic of a word given. We also did a common assignment essay for the second time. It was still challenging for me, but I think I did better this time than the first time I did it.
I also subconsciously misuse phrases and words when I write essays. I'm glad we were able to review the resource!
DeleteI agree, looking back at the resource given would probably help us lessen the use of those common mistakes given. Especially since I commonly make those mistakes at times as well.
DeleteI agree, I think everyone did better on the second common assignment.
DeleteI found this resource to be completely informative and beneficial for myself. I was able to relate to common mistakes and it gave me an open mind to the differences of words and phrases I was unaware about. The english language is a difficult language to fully understand in order to grammatically use it correctly but the resource was very informative in helping readers learn some common mistakes.
ReplyDeleteAs for todays activities, I found them to be very interesting. I was able to understand the different meanings and definitions we all have or are aware of amongst the different words given. It was nice to know that we can relate different words in forms of experience or common knowledge. As well as the essay assignment we had to do, I found myself being able to jot down ideas in a faster way than before. It was easier to construct my essay since I learned and practiced so many different ways of writing throughout the term of the class.
I was also able to relate to the common mistakes listed in the resource. I agree, the English language is tricky!
DeleteTrue, this resource is beneficial in writing. It also opened my mind to the differences of words and phrases I was unaware of.
DeleteSame, the different strategies we learned throughout the course are very useful especially in timed essays.
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ReplyDeleteI found this resource to be very useful and informative for me. At times, I would have to remind myself the differences between the words then and than. For some reason, it was a common mistake that I would always make. Even up to now, I am sure that I still make these common mistakes especially when typing my essay. Sometimes, things tend to make more sense in my head than it does on paper.
ReplyDeleteToday's activities kind of flew by really quickly. We had went over exercises pertaining to definitions. We would give a word a meaning and list its characteristics. I thought it was pretty cool hearing what others described certain words. Lastly, we had another essay assignment. It was really odd for me because this time around I kind of felt stuck in the beginning. I think it was because I was trying to remember what I had written down the last time, but I love the exercises we are doing in class. It is preparing me for our final exam.
I agree, today's class session seemed short! The writing exercises are also preparing me for other essays!
DeleteI agree, I know I still make mistakes in my essay. I'm sure I make errors like the ones shown in the resource without even knowing sometimes.
DeleteI understand what you mean. I always seem to second guess myself at times in writing and then thats when I make those common errors. It's definitely something needed to be practiced on.
DeleteI feel you! I know my essays probably have a lot of common mistakes.
DeleteThis resource is very necessary for me because I usually use mistake when I use some words. I am confused about these words and phrases. That is difficult for me to write an essay. After I distinguish these words and phrases, I could use them correctly.
ReplyDeleteAs for today's activities, I was able to know how to define some words. I also wrote an essay assignment that we had to do. I found that I can write faster than before. It was easier to organize the information than before.
I misuse some phrases and words listed in the resource, so it was also beneficial for me. Hopefully, I can use the resource as a future reference!
DeleteSame, I also make mistakes and misuse words and phrases in my essay. This resource will definitely help a lot.
DeleteI make the same mistakes as well. It's so easy to make those common mistakes as well but at least we have a resource to look back on for some proper guidance while writing.
DeleteTrue, the resource is also necessary for me to look at because I make a lot of silly mistakes.
DeleteI found the resource extremely useful because it contains a lot of enlightening information. I commonly misuse who/whom, so understanding the difference will hopefully be beneficial when I write my essays and speak in person. I thought today's activities were informative and valuable. I was able to learn and focus on definitions and the different characteristics contributed to a word. I personally think my first essay was a lot better than my second. I had a hard time gathering information, but I know this writing exercise will enable me to better my writing skills.
ReplyDeleteI agree, our writing exercises were challenging at times, but it definitely made me a better writer.
DeleteI feel you on the in class essay... I feel more confident about my last one than the one we wrote in class.
DeleteThe site is very helpful and also acts as a reminder. Even now, I make silly mistakes especially with words closely-related with each other like already/all ready and affect/effect. It's a site that will surely come in handy future essays.
ReplyDeleteMaybe because we have seen the topic before but this timed essay was a lot easier to do. I was able to finish faster than before and was actually able to convey my thoughts into real sentences. Before I would just be stuck and not know what to say but now with the help of the different writing strategies, I improved.
I found it very helpful because people tend to make easy mistakes spelling out words. When I saw alright and all right, I noticed that I have been one of those people using "alright" for everything.
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