Move with a Movie Review . . . GG Style
With all the spirit of the Academy Awards upon us, this week’s blog assignment will be for the students to write a […]
Tag: mini lesson
Bringing Blogging to the Classrooms
11/1/2013 Note: Below describes the first year I brought blogging to the classroom. Some activities remain; some have since changed: Last week, […]
Like, When Do I Use As?
“Like” must be one of the most abused words in the English language. Like, what’s up with, like, the overuse of, like, […]
Disregard the Irregardless
A student came up to me after class and asked if irregardless was a word. This prompted GG’s latest mini-lesson: Irregardless vs. […]
Between is Among the Difficult
Here is another pair of words many of us interchange incorrectly. Between vs. Among Use between when you refer to to people, […]
What Bugs You?
People love to complain, rant, and rave – my students are no exception. I use this lesson early on in the year […]
Find the Fib
People usually love to write about themselves. Writing can be therapeutic, it can be a chance to express oneself more openly than […]
Advise the Adviser
Adviser or Advisor??? AP style tells us to use adviser rather than advisor but it does not indicate why. I am interested […]
Are you hoping or hopeful?
Being hopeful is a good thing. It is always better to see the glass half full than half empty. Overusing the word […]
You Guys Can’t Be With Yous Guys
A follower just asked me if “yous guys” is proper English. This is a great question, considering the amount of colloquial language […]
Is it Worse to Say Worst?
I could write 1,000 mini-lessons and still not cover all of the confusing words in the English language. Worse vs. Worst Worse […]
News Flash – No One Can Eat Healthy!
A couple of months ago, my brother brought up the question as to the difference between healthy and healthful. I was on […]
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