What is the grammar project: Purpose This project consists of multiple parts and is designed to improve your grammatical accuracy. The main focus of this project is to reduce the number of grammatical errors you make in first draft writing. o TWPs are short paragraphs and possibly essays that are composed in class in 10-15 minutes. Your instructor will give you a topic that is usually related to the course content and your job is write continuously for the entire time. You want to write as much as possible so that you get substantial feedback about your language patterns. o Procedure for TWPs ▪ Write a paragraph in class in 10-15 minutes and submit it to your instructor. ▪ Receive error feedback and then log errors in the Error Log. ▪ Type the paragraph (final draft). ASSIGNMENT: o At the end of the quarter, you will use your TWP feedback and Error Log to write a short Reflection Paper about your progress and the Grammar Project. o Your reflection must meet the following specifications: ▪ 350-400 words ▪ has a creative and effective title (i.e. not “Reflection Essay”) ▪ has a clear introduction, body, and conclusion ▪ refers specifically to your TWPs and Error Log throughout the paper Below are some questions to get you started. You may respond to these and add any other relevant observations as well. • Based on your Error Log, what are your most common error patterns? Provide examples from your TWPs as support. • Based on your Error Log, have you improved in the number of errors you make on first draft writing? Explain and refer to you Error Log and TWPs as support. • How did you go about fixing the errors that were coded in your TWPs if you did not know how to fix them yourself? Did you find that you could fix most of your own mistakes once they were marked? • Did the Grammar Project help to make you more aware of your error patterns and/or how to edit your own writing? If so, explain. • What do you feel like you still need to work on regarding grammatical accuracy? Be specific. Reference your Error Log and TWPs to support your response. Name: _Jiawen Liang Vivian___________ Error Log: Timed Writing Paragraphs (Note that “D” refers to “Draft,” e.g., TWP#1, Draft 2 is 1D2.) 1 VT 1 1 VF 1 1 SV 1 1 N 2 5 4 2 13 2 2 1 5 Art 1 Total 6* 5D2 5 4D2 4 3D2 3 2D2 2 1D2 1 Note: Explanations and examples of these codes can be found on pp. xvi-xvii of your textbook. 4 3 1 1 5 10 RO Frag 1 CS 1 WO 1 ^ 1 1 3 word WW 1 WC 1 PP 1 WF 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 8 2 1 5 1 3 1 8 2 3 1 SS 4 SP 2 P 2 C 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 7 2 16 1 10 1 3 1 7 2 *TWP 6 will have only one draft. You’ll have the chance to edit it in class with the help of your peers and then finish editing at home before submitting it in your Grammar Packet. What is the grammar project: Purpose This project consists of multiple parts and is designed to improve your grammatical accuracy. The main focus of this project is to reduce the number of grammatical errors you make in first draft writing. o TWPs are short paragraphs and possibly essays that are composed in class in 10-15 minutes. Your instructor will give you a topic that is usually related to the course content and your job is write continuously for the entire time. You want to write as much as possible so that you get substantial feedback about your language patterns. o Procedure for TWPs ▪ Write a paragraph in class in 10-15 minutes and submit it to your instructor. ▪ Receive error feedback and then log errors in the Error Log. ▪ Type the paragraph (final draft). ASSIGNMENT: o At the end of the quarter, you will use your TWP feedback and Error Log to write a short Reflection Paper about your progress and the Grammar Project. o Your reflection must meet the following specifications: ▪ 350-400 words ▪ has a creative and effective title (i.e. not “Reflection Essay”) ▪ has a clear introduction, body, and conclusion ▪ refers specifically to your TWPs and Error Log throughout the paper Below are some questions to get you started. You may respond to these and add any other relevant observations as well. • Based on your Error Log, what are your most common error patterns? • Based on your Error Log, have you improved in the number of errors you make on first draft writing? Explain and refer to you Error Log • How did you go about fixing the errors that were coded in your TWPs if you did not know how to fix them yourself? Did you find that you could fix most of your own mistakes once they were marked? • Did the Grammar Project help to make you more aware of your error patterns and/or how to edit your own writing? If so, explain. • What do you feel like you still need to work on regarding grammatical accuracy? Be specific. Reference your Error Log Error Categories and Codes Example(s) General Category Brief Description Error Type Code Yesterday I drink water. VT Verb Tense The time (past, present, future) of the verb phrase is incorrrect or unclear, The verb phrase is formed incorrectly (wrong or missing ending) I am study engineering at UC Davis VF Verb Form The subject (noun phrase) and verb do not match as to singular/plural endings Subject-verb Agreement Psychology expose you to human behavior. One of my classmates are sick today. SV Example(s) General Category Code Error Type Brief Description All family member are supposed to come to Grandpa's birthday party, N Noun Ending Plural or possessive noun ending is missing, incorrect, or unnecessary We did many researches during the summer. I like that shoes on the shelf. A trip to United States was longer than I thought it would be. Article or other determiner is missing, incorrect, or unnecessary Article or Determiner Art Sentence Boundary- Run-on Sentence RO Two or more complete sentences are put together without any punctuation or connecting words (conjunctions) I left my backpack in your car can you bring it to me at school when you go to work? Although I like hamburgers. I hate hot dogs. He told a lie. Right to her face. A group of words is written as a sentence with a capital letter and a period at the end but is missing information (subject, verb, or an independent clause) Sentence Boundary-- Fragment Frag There were many errors. Such as punctuation, sentence structures, and word choice. I hate writing, I never know how to get started. CS Sentence Two or more complete Boundary- sentences are joined only Comma Splice by a comma Especially, I miss our Spring Festival. The words in the sentence are out of order according to rules of English grammar Word Order WO A word(s) is missing A good major helps you earn a lot^money. Insert something 1 I chose this major majoris because it sounds interesting to me. word Omit something Unnecessary word(s) here High school students lack of patience to read long books. General Category Code Error Type Brief Description Example(s) At a wedding, the bride and groom change their vowels. WW Wrong Word The word(s) used do not make sense in this sentence (may be a translation error or a "sound-alike" word error) The problems were oblivious. She always says that raising a pet needs a lot of responsibility WC Word Choice The word choice is not exactly "wrong," but it does not express meaning clearly or precisely (may be a translation error) Candy makes children feel a sweet taste and a happy life. PP Prepositions The preposition is incorrectly used in this phrase I had to be responsible of everything WF Word Form The word is correct as to meaning, but the form is incorrect-for example, using a noun form when an adjective is required Switzerland is a very beauty country ious ors ? Meaning is unclear He borrowed some smoke. There are several different errors here and/or the meaning is unclear. Please ask your teacher for help with this. SP Spelling Spelling or typing error SS I never worried about my teech getting bad. Stentenie studure when a student spard 100 much money is dishonning When I was in the UK; one morning really freaked me out P. Punctuation Incorrect or missing punctuation (other than comma splices): semicolons, colons, apostrophes, quotation marks, hyphens Student's really enjoy drinking beer. Melissa said, "That Indiana Jones ride was scary". C Capital letter Missing or incorrect capital letter used Students love to party. they also love to eat pizza at their parties. I always do what my Mother says.
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