Own Your Learning: Grammar-in-practice lessons, independent study, 2015-16

Grammar:the study of the way the sentences of a language are constructed; morphology and syntax. (dictionary.com)

Text: The Language of Composition—“Grammar and Rhetoric as Style”

Own Your Learning:Read the pages assigned below, study the concept assigned, and complete the exercises. Work with effort and integrity.

Lesson No. / Read/Study Pages / Lesson Topic / Assignment / Due Date
1 / 339-345 / Parallel Structures / Exercises 1, 2, 3 and 5: questions 1-3, and Exercise 4 / 8/10
2 / 498-505 / Direct, Precise, and Active Verbs / Exercise 1: questions 1-10
Choose one: Exercise 2, 3 or 4 / 9/8
3 / 999-1005 / Subordination in the Complex Sentence / Exercises 1 and 2: 1-5
Exercise 3: 1-2 / 9/21
4 / 893-900 / Cumulative, Periodic and Inverted Sentences / Exercises 1, 2 and 5 / 10/26
5 / 698-705 / Coordination in the Compound Sentence / Exercises 1 and 2: questions 1-5
Exercise 4 / 11/23
6 / 167-173 /

Appositives

/ Exercises 1-5: questions 1-3 / 1/11
7 / 420-426 / Pronouns / Exercise 1: questions 1-10
Exercise 2 / 1/25
8 / 592-595 / Concise Diction / Exercise 1: questions 1-15 / 2/22
9 / 790-796 / Modifiers / Exercises 1 and 3
Exercise 5: any three sentences / 4/4
10 / 252-256 / Short Simple Sentences and Fragments / Exercise 1, 2 and 3 / 4/18

Additionally

  • This assignment must be word-processed!
  • Approximate time for completion: 1.5-2 hours
  • Be prepared to share your work with the class

Assessment

Self-assessed, in class (Practice category—see rubric next page): 50 points, based on:

  • Completion—10 points
  • Did you complete all the assigned work?
  • Quality—how “accurate” are your answers—20 points
  • How accurate are your answers, based on the examples and class discussions?
  • Word-processed?—5 points

Name ______Period _____

Scoring Rubric for The Language of Composition—“Grammar and Rhetoric as Style”

Lesson # _____Title ______Pg. ______

______/10 Completion

  • Did you complete all the assigned work, as outlined in the instructions?
  • 10 points for all work completed
  • 5 points for partial completion

______/20 Quality—how “accurate” are your answers Consider…

  • How accurate are your answers, based on the examples and class discussion?
  • Look at the development of your responses—this should indicate the time and effort put into the assignment.
  • 18-20 points: I got it. I was already familiar with the content, and am able to incorporate the elements of this lesson into my own writing. I put effort into doing this.
  • 16-18 points: Some of the material in this lesson was new to me, but it appears from the review that I am on the right track, and I did learn something I didn’t know.
  • 14-15 points: I didn’t put that much effort into this, namely completing the work for these points.

______/5 Word-processed/MLA formatted correctly?

______Total/Sub-total/35

______/______Quiz/Practice ______

______/______Grand Total

This self-assessment must be complete to receive credit. Partially completed forms will default to a score of 25.

Note: You are expected to self-assess your own work ethically. Your signature below attests that you completed the work on your own, without assistance, and you evaluated it fairly, according to the guidelines above:

______

SignatureDate

____ Excused late. Please explain.

____ Unexcused late. Please explain.