04 February 2011

It's time to learn the "rules of commas." Please go to the website below and study the rules. Then play the interactive games at the bottom of the page.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm

Here are some more interactive games to practice the "rules of commas."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/punctuation/commas/

http://www.compasslearningodyssey.com/sample_act/34lang_confusion.html

http://www.savethecomma.com/game/

Here's a fun, interactive grammar game to determine your knowledge of sentence structures.

http://www.quia.com/rr/126726.html

The Guide to Grammar and Writing

is an interactive website in which you can check your knowledge about your use of your own language.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm

A Man, A Plan And A Sharpie: 'The Great Typo Hunt'

Here's an interesting article from PBS about two guys who make it their business to correct grammatical errors in public places. You can listen to the podcast and/ or read the article.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129086941&sc=nl&cc=es-20100815

"Does Your Language Shape How You Think?"

Read the following article to learn more about the ways that language, thinking, and culture shape our identities.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/magazine/29language-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine

Plagiarism Quiz

The following tutorial was adapted from Robert A. Harris's book The Plagiarism Handbook : Strategies for Preventing, Detecting, and Dealing with Plagiarism, Los Angeles, CA : Pyrczak Publishing, 2001.

http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/plag/plagiarismtutorial.php