Sunday, March 2, 2014
Reflection - Common Mistakes in Writing - Sec. 4 - April 7
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 found this resource very useful. I have been guilty of making some of the mistakes shown in it. It will help me to avoid any future writing mistakes. Moving onto today's activity, it was very helpful. We saw great examples of descriptive narrative paragraphs. I will be definitely be utilizing these strategies in my future essays.
ReplyDeleteI agree! it is very helpful and it will help us out in our future writings.
DeleteThis URL was very helpful! Most of the time when I write, I overlook these common mistakes of English grammar, mechanics, and punctuation. This link is very helpful, for correcting and changing mistakes made in an essay. Today's activities went well. We were able to read and practice the examples from the book. The essay brain stretcher was an enjoyable activity as well.
ReplyDeleteYour right! the link will help us out in correcting our own papers or others paper. It is very important to learn it by heart so that it could help us improve our writing skills.
DeleteI agree that this resource was helpful for our future writing. After reading the contents of this site, I am able to point out and detect any possible mistakes that was listed in this material. Today's activity indeed went well according to our class schedule of events. The reading was interesting and the essay brain stretcher was a lovely and interesting as always.
DeleteYes, the URL was very helpful! Would better our writing and grammar.
DeleteI found this resource useful and very effective. Writing can be a very difficult task to perform and mistakes are unavoidable. This site is helpful when it comes to locating or identifying the errors in one's writing. It gives sufficient information and clear instructions of what and what not to do. One example of these common mistakes that I usually get confused is the proper use and placement of commas in my writing. I tend to either overuse or scarcely put commas because I doubt if I made the right choice or not. Today's class activities are interesting. The class discussion about analysis by division was a good outline to use when writing essays. Not only it was easy, it also helps the writer understand and focus on the main points of his or her own topic.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you, I tend to go by chance or instinct when it comes to using commas. I wouldn't be too sure when I write because I often get confused with the usage of commas. The site posted will be very helpful in teaching me what to do and what to avoid.
DeleteUseful and effective are the correct words. I am a big fan of correcting people so this makes sure that my grammar/writing is somewhat a little better. Haha
DeleteI reviewed a few of these errors and have found that I have done these before. This is useful because once you realize your mistakes, you can learn from them. That is the best way to correct yourself, to realize your faults. Today's activities were interesting. The method of learning how to describe a person or an object will help to identify certain aspects which you would want to put in your essay. This way of thinking will be very useful for all our future essays.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we learn from those we did wrong in the past. Like you, and I believe most student have done some of those common mistakes that has been listed. After reading this material, I learned to keep an eye for these possible errors and to always reread what I wrote to prevent these errors from taking place. Today's activity was indeed interesting. The writing activity is very helpful in outlining our essays and it is I believe, will be beneficial in our future writings.
DeleteSame here, I make these errors as well! This link is very helpful, because it shows our common mistakes, and what to do to fix them.
DeleteI agree the method of learning how to describe a person or object is a great tool to use when you want to make sure you've added all the personality or aspects of your unit.
DeleteThis resource is useful. I find that I do make these types of mistakes when I am writing any essay. I still need to work on the usage of commas, effect and affect, and the usage of hyphens. The resource has taught me the usages of them by giving me examples on how to use them. I will use this resource on my essays for future references. In addition to today's activities we read chapter 09 titled " Analysis by Division: Examining the parts", done exercises one, two, and three. Also today's activities consists of the readings of "The Golden Oldies" and "The Zones of the Sea" together with exercises four and five.
ReplyDeleteI certainly agree with you because I still need to work on using hyphens, the difference between effect and affect, and the uses of hyphens, many times I use them because I would deem it appropriate even though it is grammatically incorrect. The short essay on Golden Oldies is my favorite because I found it very relatable when it's my parents and I in a car arguing over which station to listen to the short essay was funny and yet true.
DeleteAgreed! I found this useful as well. Those are some of the things majority of us need to work on. This is how we learn from our mistakes by reading what the right way should be and correcting them. I will use this for reference as well. Those chapters you mentioned were quite interesting I thought.
DeleteI found this URL helpful. Often in writing you do not notice the common mistakes that are constantly made when doing so, but it's always the most simple mistakes that we are troubled with. One for example that was provided in the URL was the confusion between affect and effect. I am guilty of constantly getting these two words confused with each other and luckily I was able to learn the difference between them since this activity. Today's activity was great especially the fact that we are able to do it the examples amongst each other. It gives us a better understanding of the lesson being taught.
ReplyDeleteLike you, I also get these two words confused. There was this one time that I got a minus ten on my English homework because I misused the word affect. I used it in a sentence in a way that it meant "effect". From then on, after making that error, I studied how these two words should be used in a text.I practiced writing them in a sentence until I knew what their differences were. I agree that today's activity where we took turns in answering some given practices, gave us a better understanding of our topic.
DeleteThis URL was very helpful! We do often overlook these common mistakes. The activities we did were also good and very helpful.
DeleteI have found this resource very helpful and useful. It will help me with correcting grammatical errors in essays and using the right punctuation's.I will be referring myself back to this when needed. In today's activity was very enjoyable. Getting to know more and more about the English language and how to write properly.
ReplyDeleteI agree. This resource was very helpful. It will better our writing skills and we will know how to watch out for certain things. Today's activities were enjoyable and informative. We learned how to describe certain things which will definitely help us in the long run.
DeleteThis resource was extremely helpful. It helped me discover ways in which to improve my writing. Today's activities were fairly new to me. Analysis by division is a concept I have yet to encounter, but I can see it's practical value. Unusual but useful is how I would describe such a method of division. The conventional reading excepts never fail to entertain and enlighten me as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree it does helped me to know my mistakes and also improving my mistakes as well.
DeleteJust like you said, it has helped me to improve my writing, Now I know which words to use, when it comes needed.
DeleteReading gets boring when you are reading only. I am more of a observation person so, I visualize what I read and comprehend what I read. Everyone should look up the the words you don't know and uses a flashcards to make you memorize that word or phrase to keep intact what you read plus meaning.
DeleteI found the resource very useful. This source will definitely help me to improve my writing skills and it will also help to avoid any mistakes that I usually made in my previous writing. And about today's activity, it was very well organize and helpful at the same time. Today's class was awesome just like always.
ReplyDeleteI think we all agree that this resource above will improve our essay writing skills. It will help you identify the mistakes you made. Today's activities were very helpful. We now know how to describe things or people in order to write about them.
DeleteI found the resource to be very useful because many of the error that are shown are mistakes I continually make in writing. The link shared is a great reference for future writings inside or outside of school. My thoughts on today's activity was that it was a great way of reviewing or analyzing essays. The analysis by division makes you comprehend well what is being conveyed within a writing.
ReplyDeleteErrors are unavoidable in writing and like you, I constantly make them every now and then. The common mistakes I usually am guilty of committing is the use of commas and being sexist in writing. Sometimes I forget what's wrong and write mostly because I get lost and I tend to get overboard as I write. The analysis by division discussion and activities was interesting mostly because it helps us outline our essay in a very effective, yet easier way.
DeleteI think I commit the same mistakes to. Sometimes we just write whatever we want that we think everything that we write is correct. It is always good to read up on some of these common mistakes in writing to check if we are actually writing committing some mistakes.
DeleteThis resource was very helpful! I actually took the time to read everything instead of just skimming through it. They will lessen my mistakes in future writing activities/essays. I enjoy learning new ways to perfect my grammar, mechanics, and punctuation. Overall, today's activities was great. I enjoyed the readings and learning how to analyse by division.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on that. I myself also found it very helpful with all the information and examples that goes along with it. And I did enjoyed learning it too.
DeleteI agree, this resource was helpful! Using this link will help us not make those mistakes we usually do. The activities we did was fun!
DeleteI agree usually when the subject is taught in class I brush it off thinking it's common sense but opening the URL I am able to reread and understand fully how to use proper grammar. This would certainly be a great future reference for our essays.
DeleteRead a lot of books and you will be okay for a while. You need to read books with no picture on them such as a dictionary. It is like learning a new language. No one uses all part of the brain.
DeleteGood job! I think these references should not be taken lightly as I think at one point, everyone commits these mistakes. We should really take the time to read it to remind us what is wrong and what is right.
DeleteCommon mistake in writing is when people who are careless in their writing. One example is procrastination. Doing thing last minute is just the worst way possible and never get through with life. People need to be awake most of the time because reality hit like earth revolving in the next lunar eclipse. Everyone need to get prepare what would come up such as a test. Writing a good essay will help you to write how you usually write in your other classes.
ReplyDeleteI find this a good reference whenever doing our editing and revisions. These common mistakes happen due to carelessness, since it might sound okay in our minds. But it is always good to have this reference at hand to remind ourselves if what we write is wrong or not.
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