Jasmine is enrolled
in English 114 and Dustin is enrolled in English 214
My main concern is
that I won't be able to address their questions effectively or I'll confuse
them because I'm giving conflicting information or I'm unable to articulate my
point very clearly
The grammar editing
tips are useful but I feel that they would benefit students who are in remedial
English classes. Dustin and Jasmine's writing isn't grammatically perfect but
they have a decent understanding of subject verb agreement and verb tense.
Their primary issues
are excessive wordiness or lack of focus.
I like the tip that
suggests double checking little words such as "or," "it,"
and "is." I have already found mistakes like this in Dustin's
writing. They aren't serious, but they are mistakes that can be eliminated
through proofreading.
I think both
students could benefit from reading their essays out loud and slowly as they
both tend to lose focus.
Reading aloud also
helps with finding grammar errors or rewriting awkward sentences. Dustin has
been able to identify and rewrite certain sentences
Asking internal
questions could help narrow down their focus and get to the main idea.
I would recommend
that both students take the time to carefully proofread.
Certain phrases can
be eliminated entirely or replaced with a single word.
Jasmine could
certainly use the listed proofreading tips (listen to music or chew gum) as she
has already told me that she hates the proofreading process. Anything that can
help her focus and get through the process would be helpful.
Searching for
pronouns is a good idea because sometimes students use too many pronouns and
they forget which noun the pronoun is replacing.
Watch for
apostrophes. Distinguishing contractions and possessives is an easy mistake to
make but also easily avoidable
Make sure each
sentence has an independent clause. I found a couple of comma splices in their
writing.
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