So, I just got the email that professor Monroe had found several errors in recent newspaper articles. This information excites me as it would help me out tremendously with me scrap book which is lacking material right now. But, this email was also discouraging. Although I feel that I am learning about grammar rules, I still have so much trouble finding them.
The problem I am having isn’t that I do not know the rules, it is that I tend to look for one grammar rule and I do not end up finding it. Meanwhile, I overlook all many of the other potential errors that may be in the article or story.
I enjoyed the mini lesson on Wednesday, and I have noticed myself looking for opening clauses. The lesson was great because it showed examples in printed writing along with showing the correct punctuation for the rule. This made it very easy to see what the rule was. I hope in the future that mini lessons like this help me to look for specific grammar errors in print.
As of right now, I am having trouble finding more than one or two errors in the Daily Evergreen. Our class gives the Daily Evergreen a lot of grief, but in my opinion they actually do a pretty good job, especially if the Evergreen is compared to the publication Lana showed us.
Although I am having some difficulties, I am sure that if I give my self enough time that I will be able to get the scrapbook done, (even though it may not look very pretty).
What kind of strategies do you use to find grammar mistakes and errors?
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Hey Mike, you might not know it, but this is my second comment in the past five minutes. The first was wiped clean, when I forgot to confirm it. Stupid Blogger Program...
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I think I'm in the same boat with the Evergreen. It's not as bad as people make out, and I'm guessing the errors are probably more advanced than the level I'm at.
Here's a solution: Get your hometown paper. For me, it's the Cov-Town Reporter, but Reporter Newspapers is a franchise, and there's a chance they might exist in your hometown, too. If not, than surely there's some other form of low-grade paper.
The problem (or solution, in our case) in these papers is their lack of editing. Often, the editors are writers as well (because they're short staffed, built for profit) so this means they're not focused on editing. You can't write and edit. Even the best writers have editors. So that's why these small-town papers, and reporter franchise papers, are goldmines for grammar errors. Hope this helps!! And thanks for loaning me the MJ DVD!