EXTRA CREDIT GRAMMAR SCAVENGER HUNT
Due Date: November 19, 2015 (Your project may be turned in earlier if complete.)
Errors in grammar are all around us: on billboards, in magazines, posters & signs in shop windows, brochures and advertising flyers, menus, even in church bulletins. Anything that is printed or published and distributed or posted in a public place will qualify. Your job is to take photos of these errors and compile them into a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation. Although errors are rampant online, you may NOT use any of these errors in your presentation.
Resource: Primarily based on grammar book pp. 308-440; 424-435 (chapters 12-16)
Each error is assigned a certain point value. Your grade is based on how many points you earn. You may use only ONE error of each type! : )
2 point each (18 possible points)
♣any misspellings
♣incorrect end mark punctuation or omission of it
♣incorrect capitalization
♣typo
♣incorrect use of underlining or italics
♣misplaced apostrophe
♣incorrect plural of a hyphenated compound (like mother-in-laws instead of mothers-in-law)
♣incorrect spacing for a compound word (tooth brush instead of toothbrush)
♣use of double negative (can’t hardly instead of can hardly)
3 points each (62 possible points)
♣incorrect use or spelling of a homonym:
where/were
hear/here
your/you’re
their/they’re/their
to/two/too
♣incorrect use or form of a troublesome verb: sit/set, rise/raise, lie/lay
♣incorrect use of who/whom
♣incorrect use of good/well
♣any of the often-confused words found listed in the grammar book pp. 424-435
♣incorrect use of comparative or superlative adjective or adverb
♣incorrect use of comma
♣incorrect use of semi-colon
♣incorrect use of quotation marks
♣run-on sentence
5 points each (40 possible points)
♣incorrect use or spelling of a possessive pronoun:
its/it’s
theirselves
hisself
♣subject-verb agreement error
♣pronoun-antecedent agreement error
♣incorrect pronoun case (objective/nominative as subjects, direct or indirect objects, predicate nominatives
♣incorrect use of colon
♣misplaced modifier
♣incorrect use of adjective or adverb: Speak slow or speak slowly.
♣Incorrect use of any error in Chap. 12 unless it is specified under another point value
NOTES
*Total of points = extra credit points – but only if the errors are correct! : )
*If you find an error not listed, see me to assign point value.
*Errors/corrections are based on FORMAL RULES OF GRAMMAR.
THE PROCESS
1. When you find an error, take a picture of it.
2. Next, take a picture of this error with you in the photo.
3. Compile your photos into a PowerPoint or Keynote slide show.
4. Create a title slide with your name, class period, and date.
5. Make sure each slide contains the following:
a photo of the error
a photo with you
the explanation of the error
the way it should be presented correctly
6. Use only one error photo per slide; however, there may be more than one error per photo.
7. Write the number of points at the bottom of each slide.
8. The last slide should state your total points for the project.
-Remember, DO NOT use any errors found online, in text messages, etc.
-You may add bells and whistles (special techniques, music, etc.) if you wish, but the focus is on the errors you find.
-Either email your slide show as an attachment or save it on a flash drive and bring it to class.
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