Sunday, February 23, 2014
Reflection - Common Mistakes in Writing - Sec. 5 - March 10
Visit this URL: http://my.ilstu.edu/~jhkahn/writing.html to review some common mistakes of English grammar, mechanics, and punctuation. 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 definitely found this resource to be very useful because I was confused of when it was appropriate to use apostrophes and hyphens. During my EN085 I remember being instructed not to use apostrophes. Although, the site provided good examples of what were wrong or right sentences. I shall print out a copy so I can look back later for extra help because sometimes cannot retain all this information.
ReplyDeleteI was confused too when using hyphens. Now I know when to properly use them in writing!
DeleteI agree choosing the signs are difficult and printing a copy would be helpful.
DeleteI get confused when it comes to apostrophes and hyphens as well
DeleteYes i agree because sometimes find it hard for me to know when to use apostrophe and hyphen. it was a useful resource indeed.
DeleteI agree. I really like how they put the right and wrong examples. Seeing the mistake being made and how to use it the right way helps me really understand the usage.
DeleteI agree, apostrophes and hyphens can be confusing
DeleteThat's a good idea. Its only going to help better your essays in the future.
DeleteI agree the site does show me the right and wrongs also and it does really help with certain sentences we encounter dealing with apostrophes.
DeleteDeciding whether to use apostrophes or hyphens was one of my problems as well! This site helped me realized all my errors and helped me become a better writer!
DeleteI think that I'll print this out for future reference as well.
DeleteI did not expect to have so much writing mistakes in my essays! This resource definitely helped me learn about how I can change my essay to make my writing stronger. I had no clue that we could not use words like "he" or "his"! Today's activities were very interesting. We all read about how Leah fixed up her essay, and it taught us all how we can fix up ours as well!
ReplyDeleteI agree. I can't believe I have been making a lot of common mistakes in all of my essays. We can use this resource for future references.
DeleteI also agree. I have been making so many mistakes in my essays and I didn't even realize it.
DeleteI didnt realize how many mistakes I did in my essays either!
DeleteYes, it can really help us when we edit our essays
DeleteI agree, because of this nifty resource our essays can become stronger and much more grammatically correct.
DeleteTrue that man! My problem is actually remembering how to revise the way leah did. But above all i agree what your saying.
DeleteI found this link very helpful. It's always beneficial to be reminded on common grammar mistakes because we often make mistakes without knowing it. I need to be reminded on how I write my essays and this has definitely helped. Today's activities was just a recap on what we've done for our first test. Stages one, two and three are stages that are helpful for organizing topics and supports.
ReplyDeleteYes everyone needs a reminder every now and then.
DeleteI agree, reminders help us recall certain pieces of information that can be helpful to us.
DeleteSame here i need to be reminded all the time when i write an essay because most of the time i am too lazy to even do it.
DeleteThis is very useful to recap the mistakes that most students would do in their writing. I tend to make those mistakes without thinking.
DeleteI absolutely agree. It is sometimes necessary for writers to be reminded correct grammar, mechanics, and punctuation. Remainders are a good way to remember how to write effectively.
DeleteI found this resource very useful and helpful. I noticed I have been doing some wrong punctuations and grammar with the essays I've been writing by looking at the right and wrong examples. Learning the right way of writing an essay will create a stronger and professional presentation. I need to watch how and when to use hyphens properly.
ReplyDeleteI believe I too have the same problem with hyphen use. The examples really helped me see how to use them the right way.
DeleteI have also noticed all the errors I did in my previous essays. I can not wait to try write a new essay with stronger writing material!
DeleteI agree. I've been using the hyphen wrong for awhile and I'm glad that I can make adjustments to writing my essays.
DeleteMy comon error is using "their" instead of "his or her".The link that was given will definitely be added to my bookmark bar as a reminder when i write my essays.I will also recommend this link to other students in school and also other teachers in EN085 because it is very useful. Today's class activity reflected what was on the link and i always enjoy brain stretchers or brain stressers.
ReplyDeleteI would recommend the link as well.
DeleteMy common error was "its" and it's." The reason why I made so much mistakes on it is because my friends thought it was wrong when it was actually correct. I have been following their directions for a pretty long time. Now, I know what is wrong or correct.
DeleteSame problem as i well. And i wrote the same thing about recommending it but do not forget about us en100 classes, some instructors do not even think about showing helpful resources such as what professor Rivera just did. I agree with you though.
DeleteThis resource was really helpful. I didn't even know that there were that many common mistakes. I also, have made those mistakes and using this, I will try not to make those mistakes again. I sometimes forget not to use contraction words. Hopefully, I will remember to change them during my revision stage.
ReplyDeleteI didnt know there were that many common mistakes either.
DeleteI also did not know that there were many common mistakes.
DeleteI'm glad I learned something new today. I learned a lot from common writing mistakes and how to correct them. I'm also learning how to correct essays correctly when there are errors present by looking at my textbook.
DeleteI also agree with you three. This link was very helpful. I can always go back to look at it for my mistakes. Little did I know that I'm also the one of making common mistakes.
DeleteI found this resource to be extremely helpful and I will use it in the future. I noticed a lot of mistakes that I sometimes do when writing. Also, I wouldn't correct those mistakes when editing because I didn't realize they were mistakes. Now I know to correct them when editing. Today's activities were helpful because it taught me the proper way of editing.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I think I would need to go back to the link whenever revising an essay just to make sure I'm not making those mistakes again.
DeleteI will for sure use it in the future too.
DeleteI agree with you. I also will go back to this link just to make sure my essay is in a write way.
DeleteTo review some common mistakes of English grammar, mechanics, and punctuation i find it to be really useful resource. Because it can help me when i need to edit my essay. In addition, My thoughts for today's activity was really good. it gave us a chance to do practice and learn more about grammars and punctuation.
ReplyDeleteTrue. It is very useful. It helps us to know to how to rephrase a sentence and omitted words if necessary.
DeleteI couldn't agree more! This reviewer helps us point out some of the common mistakes we make when writing our essay.
DeleteThe class activities were great. But the highlight of my day was when Test #1 was returned to me by Dr. Rivera. I couldn't believe my grade and how I have come a long way. I was very happy with my results. One point away from an "A". I love it! I love it! I really love it! Thanks for educating me.
DeleteI agree. I found this to help with my punctuation.
DeleteI found this resource to be very helpful and refreshing. Its a great guideline used to refresh my memory because I tend to have issues when using parenthetical material and using singular and plural forms in the same sentence.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. It is refreshing.
DeleteYes very good guideline for everyone to use.
DeleteI have somewhat of the same problem at times. Majority of the time it feels like I have not learned anything.
DeleteThis resource is definitely a great guideline and reference we can go back to later if we ever get confused. Memorizing all these common mistakes will help you to becoming a better writer!
DeleteI agree. This makes for a great guideline while checking through grammar mistakes.
DeleteI found this very resourceful because it really helps me to understands the importance of the writing process. Reviewing the mistakes helps me determined and help may use the correct way of writing. We all make mistakes though, learning these mistakes help me omitted words and rephrase a sentence to be a better one. The review gave me an extra knowledge of writing.
ReplyDeleteyes, sometimes my writing is kind of ugly so i really find this to be very helpful resource.. go terek..
DeleteI felt it had given me extra knowledge as well and yes we all make mistakes, especially when we are writing.
DeleteI found the material to be very useful in the fact that I make almost all of those common mistakes mentioned and that they are noted and can be easily corrected. It is something that I will print out for future references for upcoming writing assignments. My thoughts on todays activities were satisfied. I like going over the writing stages:)
ReplyDeleteI agree. Notes are a great way to write an essay. It allows writers to effectively and efficiently.
DeleteReviewing some common mistakes on CGPS, I found this resource very useful. Although it was a little complicated, I got to see the importance of grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling. It is very important to correct mistakes in your writing so that it may be more organized.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, the CGPS is very important. Proofreading is essential to create a unique, and organize essay.
DeleteI found it to be a little complicated as well especially when I start putting it in effect. Though with all the writing assignments we have coming up and had already been through I think we are all going to be professionals soon:)
DeleteFor starters, this resource is such an eye opener. It has really helped me differentiate between what's right and what's wrong when writing my essay. For example, I personally didn't know how to correctly use commas. Now I know that there is always a correct place to put them so that the sentence makes sense. Today's activities were very helpful as well. It really showed me the importance of proofreading your essay in ways that will help the reader understand your writings.
ReplyDeleteI agree. This cite is very useful to learn those mistakes and apply the correct way to any essay. The proofreading is complicated but it is very important to make your essay clear and sound.
DeleteAbsolutely, commas could be a tricky thing in structuring a proper sentence. It is great how the examples demonstrate the proper usage of commas.
DeleteThis was such a big eye opener! My biggest mistake was using sexist words such as "he" and "his". Proofreading an essay definitely helps readers easily understand your writing!
DeleteThis resource is very beneficial to all students. Mistakes like apostrophes, hyphens, fragments, etc. can be very tricky. However, this cite reviews and provides examples to correcting the mistakes. My most common mistakes is hyphens, and singular and plural forms. Today's class activity was mostly reviewed. We reviewed the writing process worksheet. I would say that the more we review, the more it would be a part of your academic career.
ReplyDeleteI have the same problems as well as far as mistakes go and with the recap on the writing process worksheet i believe will do us all good.
DeleteI found the common of English grammer, mechanics and punctuation very useful. It was very detailed and will only help our future essays progress. Also, it will help with our peer editing on what to be looking out for. Todays class activity was extremely significant for those of us that need extra practice with the different stages of writing as well as organizing our topic sentence or thesis by labeling the subject and focus parts.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, the common mistakes cite is very beneficial to you and the peer reviewer. The more people realized the common mistakes, the more efficient your essay will be in the future.
DeleteDefinitely, the site gives us examples on correct grammar, punctuations, and mechanics which are beneficial for peer editing.
DeleteI positively found this resource very helpful, because i repeatedly make mistakes dealing with punctuation, apostrophes, and hyphens etc.. And every time i try to find a source to help me when i do need help with a sentence dealing with the above, i have to take educated guess with what words would be best used for a complete sentence. I definitely would recommend this to all EN100 and below classes because it really helps a lot. Above all today's activities so far are very educational especially today's activity dealing with the writing process worksheet because i still have yet to master this, why do i say that? is because on some stages i am not to sure what to choose from such as stage one dealing with freewrite, brainstorm, and cluster.. Also the brain stretcher thankful for that because it really does wake up my brain every time i come into class.
ReplyDeleteYes, that brain stretcher does encourage me to think, visualize, write and read. In addition, it is our final contribution of the class time as far as participation and our ticket out.
DeleteThe resource shows the proper usage of the English language, which helps writers write efficiently and effectively. After writing an essay, writers should revise and look for correction, so that that the sentence would be effectively written. Mistakes happen to everyone and revising it ensure that the essay would be well-written and in proper form. Words could change the effectiveness of an essay because it would flow elegantly with the usage of proper words.
ReplyDeleteYes, our words are effective. You should watch a video on You Tube. The video is called "Change your words change your world. I was fascinated and moved. Watch it and see how effective it is.
Deletewhen looking at the resource I personally found it to be extremely informative. As a writer I know well enough that i make many mistakes while writing. One of the many mistakes that I make is address the general audience as a him or her. Though looking at this resource I found that that was not the only mistake that I made. I found that my usage between was and were is extremely shaky, and i commonly use was in the place where were is appropriate. In conclusion, this resource is meant to shed light on common mistakes made to help us in the long run to improve our writing capabilities.
ReplyDeleteHopefully by the end of this semester our capabilities will improve even more to prepare us for EN110. These are good resources we can refer to later when we forget the details and steps.
DeleteIt was useful to me because I could find some grammar errors that I also have. I could learn how I write in better way from this resource. I usually cannot understand what sentences have grammar errors, but I know what sentences are not grammatical. From this resource, I learn to write sentences in better way, and find grammar errors. Today's activities were really helpful to me because I could learn to write sentences in better way from an essay. Moreover, in exercise, I could remind to use stage one and two before I write an essay.
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