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Schuster, Edgar H. – English Journal, 1985
Discusses five "rules" of language use that can be broken: (1) don't use contractions in formal writing, (2) every paragraph should have a topic/clincher sentence, (3) never end a sentence with a preposition, (4) Avoid "I" and "you" in formal writing, and (5) never begin a sentence with "and" or "but." (EL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grammar, Language Usage, Punctuation

Smith, Carolena L. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1985
This study assesses the relationship of student performance using two microcomputer instructional application software designs, one with graphics and the other without graphics, as a teaching aid in comma usage. Results indicated that there was no significant difference in performance between the graphic and nongraphic treatment groups. (CT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, High Schools
Wollman-Bonilla, Julie – 2003
Letter poems make poetry accessible, meaningful, and fun. Letter poems are also an apt medium for exploring a defining characteristic of poetry--line breaks. Students explore letter poems and experiment with writing letters as poems, using the placement of line breaks to enhance rhythm, sound, meaning, and appearance. During the two 40-minute…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Lesson Plans, Letters (Correspondence), Literary Devices
Carlisle, Vicky; Smith, Harriet; Baker, Fred; Ellegood, George; Kopay, Carol; Tanzer, Ward; Young, Diana; Dujordan, Jerome; Webster, Ron; Lewis, Sara Drew – 2000
This self-paced text/workbook is designed for the adult learner who needs a review of grammar and writing skills in order to write clearly and concisely on the job. It offers career-minded students 14 individualized instructional modules on grammar, paragraph writing, report writing, letter writing, and spelling. It is designed for both self-paced…
Descriptors: Business Correspondence, Grammar, Punctuation, Sentence Structure

Backscheider, Paul – English Journal, 1972
A step-by-step account of a direct, different, and individualized method of teaching the use of commas and semicolons to high-school students. (SP)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Punctuation, Student Developed Materials, Student Motivation

Crofts, Marjorie – Visible Language, 1971
Descriptors: Alphabets, Literacy Education, Orthographic Symbols, Punctuation
Haney, J. E. – Coll Composition Commun, 1970
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), English, English Instruction, Grammar
Pearce, John – Use of English, 1983
Suggests that by reading aloud, students may come to a greater awareness of the three subsystems of the English punctuation system--inclusion, sentence stops, and sentence marks. (HOD)
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Oral Reading, Punctuation, Secondary Education

Guffey, Mary Ellen – Business Education Forum, 1980
Describes a business English hotline, staffed by faculty members, which serves to augment the instructional aims of Los Angeles Pierce College, and keeps faculty members in touch with the office world and its problems. (JOW)
Descriptors: Business English, Hotlines (Public), Language Skills, Language Usage

Brown, Alvin R. – English Journal, 1996
Outlines methods for presenting grammar and punctuation in a one-semester community college classroom. Discusses misconceptions often held by students and misconceptions occasionally held by instructors. (RS)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, Grammar, Misconceptions

Meyer, Charles – Journal of Teaching Writing, 1989
Notes that, although linguistics has had little influence on composition pedagogy, the study of functional grammar or linguistic performance (how language is actually used) is of direct value to composition theory. Offers an extended discussion of a functional approach to punctuation instruction, and proposes a functional approach in other areas…
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Language Usage, Linguistics
Phillips, Kay – Communication: Journalism Education Today, 1999
Argues that grammar instruction is important and should begin early. Lists rules for using the comma, colon, and semi-colon. Notes 10 tips for top-notch writing. Notes grammatical areas often troublesome to students. Includes a short quiz. (SR)
Descriptors: Grammar, Journalism Education, Punctuation, Secondary Education

McCannon, Melinda; Crews, Tena B. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1999
Business communication faculty (n=187) identified the top grammatical errors made by undergraduates as follows: subject-verb agreement, sentence fragments, subject-pronoun agreement, nonparallel series, and wrong word choice. Top punctuation errors included run-on sentences, comma splice, missing commas, and misuse of the possessive apostrophe.…
Descriptors: Business Communication, College Faculty, College Students, Grammar

Perreault, George – Exercise Exchange, 1996
Describes an assignment in which students sharpen their punctuation skills by arranging poems without punctuation in a prose form with appropriate punctuation. Suggests using the poetry of a fictional character from Don Marqui's "archy and mehitabel." (TB)
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Poetry, Punctuation, Secondary Education

Klinck, Anne L. – English Journal, 1998
Argues that the prohibition against the comma splice has no logical basis whatsoever, and offers numerous examples. Maintains that English teachers should relax prohibitions against comma splices, accept that usage is flexible, and allow students a freedom which more confident writers take for granted. (SR)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grammar, Language Arts, Language Usage