Journal - 3/9/17
Write two paragraphs contrasting your favorite band or musician with your least favorite band or musician. #english2 #english1...
Journal - 3/8/17
Even the best writers rely on obvious words. Practice mental flexibility by writing a paragraph describing a typical August afternoon...
Journal - 3/7/17
Most formal paragraphs consist of at least four or five good sentences. Usually, the first sentence of such a paragraph is the topic...
Journal - 3/6/17
Write a two-paragraph story about a day in class in the first person (using pronouns "I" & "me") from the point of view of the last...
Journal - 3/3/17
The following sentence contains all twenty-six letters of the alphabet: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. In the next five...
Journal - 3/2/17
Word order is crucial in determining the meaning of a sentence. "James hit Charles" is very different from "Charles hit James". See how...
Journal - 3/1/17
The word "not" is only three letters long, yet it can change the meaning of a sentence entirely. It's also a very slippery word that can...
Journal - 2/28/17
A mnemonic is a device to help you remember something. Mnemonics are particularly useful when learning new vocabulary . For instance, it...
Journal - 2/27/17
The active voice occurs when the subject performs the action. In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence is acted on by another...
Journal - 2/24/17
Did you know that punctuation doesn't just include commas, apostrophes, and periods, but it also covers the space between words and...