Sunday, February 23, 2014
Reflection - Common Mistakes in Writing - Sec. 7 - March 6
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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This link is really useful for my future essays. I think so, because it clears some uncertainty. Today, I really liked learning the different ways to present my thesis. I found it very informative and it helped me make my theses more creative.
ReplyDeleteI agree, those are often the thinks we do not find as mistakes, leaves me anxious about writing my next essay.
DeleteI agree, i believe it helps all of us ready for our future.
DeleteI agree that these different styles of theses offer the possibility to be more creative. It is reassuring to have a choice when it comes to the introduction of the material that is going to be presented.
DeleteIt is a good website to refer to. I agree it is very informative.
DeleteThe resource was very useful. I will be looking into this link in my future essays because I would love to have that in my back pocket. Today's activities were very entertaining. It was interesting learning about the different methods of writing conclusions and introductions. No doubt I will take advantage of those methods in the future.
ReplyDeleteI honestly didn't know there were different types of ways you could write a thesis until today and I thought it was interesting as well.
DeleteHonestly, I too did not know there were different ways to write a thesis. I guess its because I was only taught how to write a basic essay.
DeleteI will too. I saw that link before but I forgot about it. It turns out, it is an essential part of stage 3: editing. I will keep it in mind when I write in the future. I wish I can master the comma's use. It is my biggest challenge.
DeleteYes, we can take advantage of what we learned in class. The possibilities that those tools offer are endless because I am assuming that the introduction does not have to be contained within one style of thesis only. I hope that elements can be mixed.
I will also use this website to assist me on my future essays.
DeleteI thought that all the things in the list was really helpful and I can really use it in future writing. I really didn't know most of what was on the link that's why. In today's class we went over introduction and conclusion. I thought it was really difficult writing a good introduction, but with what we learned it was a bit easier.
ReplyDeleteWe have to use that guide for punctuation, grammar, and mechanics. This is part of stage 3 in the writing process worksheet. This guide summarizes the most common mistakes. I make those mistakes, and I will benefit from this guide next time I write an essay.
DeleteI find this link very useful. It states the rules of grammar very clearly. Today's lesson was a good refresher on introductions and conclusions.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you too. It was a great link for all of us to learn and understand the different ways of writing a thesis.
DeleteI also agree that the link is very useful. We can all use this link to help with our future essays.
DeleteThe resource provided in the URL is very useful. It helps with correcting common grammatical mistakes. I will be more mindful and alert about these common mistakes when writing. The discussion in class really helps in tying essays together. I hope this will improve my writing for introductions and conclusions.
ReplyDeleteThis link is very helpful in essay writing. It is very clear and simple.
ReplyDeleteI loved learning the many ways of presenting our thesis and the types of it. And how we can be able to get our readers hooked on. I never knew that there were different ways to presenting your thesis, this was very mind blowing!
Common mistakes in writing is rushing the assignment and not re-reading what you wrote. In today's class we learned more about essays. It was good information and I found out make sure you have a solid introduction to your essay.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I find that link pretty helpful. I am pretty sure I can use that to help me sound a bit smart in future essays that I will write. I actually understood today's lesson and for some reason I felt really focused.
ReplyDeleteThe link is very helpful. Today's activity was very interesting. I learned how to present my thesis in different ways.
ReplyDeleteThe resource is very useful because you don't often recognize those as mistakes. I thought some of them were actually right. Today's activity was also very helpful because I often have a hard time starting off my essays with an introduction that will get you hooked.
ReplyDeleteThe link that was provided above was very helpful for me and for those who seem to be confused with the different words that are used. I found today's class discussion about the different kinds of thesis introductory paragraphs very helpful. I did not know that there different kinds and I hope to use some of them in the near future.
ReplyDeleteToday's reading was very helpful for me because I needed to understand more of how writing a good essay. It hope I could write better in the future. Learning how to write a clear and simple essay is great for so I can learn from the bottom until I could actually write a perfect essay.
ReplyDeleteThat link was very useful. I did not know of those mistake we as students make sometimes. I for one know that I have made some of those mistake. It is good to know that now and have a resource like this link to help me in my future writings.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I guess most of us were not aware of the different types of format of writing a thesis.
DeleteI think that this link answers why we are in this class. We must have this in common: we make those mistakes. We are on the right path to correct them. Next essays will be better. I am sure of it.
DeleteWe all made mistakes on writing. All I want out of my essay is to make it flows and it makes sense.
DeleteI find very useful this guide for correct punctuation, grammar, and mechanics. I tend to abuse the commas and I do not use enough the hyphen for two word adjectives.
ReplyDeleteI was pleasantly surprised by the variety of theses. Depending on what is your goal, you can choose the statement to be direct, reflect background, definition, quote, shock, and question with a definition. I would use a shocking theses if I wanted to draw attention on a topic that is non-controversial, contains data and statistics, in other words, that is plain. I would present the background on a topic that is not very well known. In an expository essay, I would use definitions, question and definition, and direct statement of the thesis. I will use quotation to reinforce the topic sentence.
This website is another good source on writing a sentence. It gives good examples on common mistakes on writing a sentence.
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