Conventions 101: A Functional Approach to Teaching (and Assessing!) Grammar and Punctuation

by Chauna Ramsey

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This is a collection of cumulative units of study for conventional errors common in student writing. It's flexible, functional, and zeroes in problems typically seen in writing of all types, from the eternal "there/they're/their" struggle to correct colon use. Units are organized from most simple to most challenging.

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Publisher
Columbia Gorge Community College
Subjects
Humanities, Composition
Licence
CC BY-NC 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. 1: A big thank you to . . .
  6. Chapters
  7. Front Matter
  8. TitlePage
  9. InfoPage
  10. Table of Contents
  11. Licensing
  12. 1.1: First Things First- Conventions Pre-Test
  13. 1.2: Introduction- Why Should I . . . ?
  14. 1.3: Commas with "So," "Or," "But," "And"; Commas with Interrupting Elements
  15. 1.4: Comma Review
  16. 1.5: Fragments and Run-Ons
  17. 1.6: Semicolons
  18. 1.7: Punctuation and End Quotation Marks; Punctuating Titles
  19. 1.8: Colons
  20. 1.9: Apostrophe Pre-Assessment
  21. 1.10: Apostrophes
  22. 1.11: Subject-Verb Agreement
  23. 1.12: Final Exam; "Rejected" Notice; Cheat Sheet
  24. 1.13: A Lot; There, They're, Their; To, Two, Too
  25. 1.14: Your, You're; Its, It's; Woman,Women
  26. 1.15: Where, Were; Could Have, Could "Of"; Lose, Loose
  27. 1.16: Whose, Who's; Fewer, Less; Choose, Chose
  28. 1.17: Accept, Except; Who vs That; Lose, Loose
  29. 1.18: All Ready, Already; I vs Me; Affect, Effect
  30. 1.19: Everyday, Every Day; Defiant, Definite
  31. 1.20: Capitalizing Pronouns; All Right vs "Alright"
  32. 1.21: Commas in a Series; Commas After Introductory Phrases
  33. Back Matter
  34. Index
  35. Glossary
  36. Detailed Licensing
  37. Back Matter
  38. Index