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Each
person will be a member of two groups. Each group will use a
wiki page to create a "virtual handout" that teaches us how to correctly
use two of the word pairs/groups. See the
list at the bottom of the page for
your words, which were not assigned in any particular order.
Each group's "virtual handout" will receive a grade, and all
members of that group will receive that same grade.
Points to Cover
- Describe the nature of the difficulty involving each
word pair/group.
- Show how to use each word correctly.
- Provide enough example sentences to illustrate problems
and solutions.
Plan on devoting around one page to each word pair/group
assigned to you; you may use more space if needed. Use a minimum
of 300 words; this excludes the Works Cited/References.
Add your names to the handout to identify yourselves.
Cite your sources using MLA or APA style.
This includes using
parenthetical citations in the text and providing a
comprehensive list of sources at the end.
Here is a
sample handout on our class wiki.
It uses MLA style to
cite sources.
Here is half of a sample handout.
Note that it does not meet the grading criteria for this
assignment very well.
Potential Resources
For this assignment, you should consult at least four resources
beyond our textbook—style guides, popular books on
grammar/style/usage, and so on (Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Woe is I,
The Elements of Style, Grammatically Correct,
The Gregg Reference Manual, Microsoft Manual of Style,
etc.).
At least four sources should be books; you may use a
dictionary, but it doesn't count as a source. Online sources may
be used to supplement the printed ones.
Several reference books (Chicago Manual, MLA
and APA handbooks,
The Gregg Reference Manual, etc.) are available in short shelves near the
reference desk in the Albertsons Library. You can also try an
advanced search in the library catalog for "grammar and usage"
or "usage and handbook."
Don't
cite Rude as one of your book sources.
One online source
that might be helpful is
www.bartleby.com. It allows you to search a variety of
reference books from a single portal.
What is Due
You will complete your two handouts on our
class wiki by
November 5.
Grading Checklist
| Guideline |
Possible Points |
Your Score |
| The handout contains accurate information with
helpful examples. The page history for your handout
shows that your group has used the wiki as a composing
space and that each group member has contributed to the
handout. [This
sample history page shows that all of the major work
was done outside the wiki; the content was just pasted
in. Do not simply copy and paste into the wiki, but work
within the wiki.] |
70 |
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| You properly cite at least four sources for each word
pair/group you discuss; at least four in each group are non-dictionary books.
The sources you cite are helpful, substantive, and
appropriate. |
15 |
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| The handout is free of typographical and other
errors. |
15 |
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