Nathan Branson
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Saving Your Superlatives: Two Tips on Staying Grounded in Communication
On the use of superlatives
As an English teacher, I obsessively think about ways I can get my students to be accurate in their language. You can only write "be more specific" so many times across the top of a student's paper. To be more specific about what I mean by "be more specific" is to limit your superlatives. By limiting how much you use . . .
Posted in: writing tips
Accuracy in Language Motivates More Than Grammar
Does "Correct Grammar" Motivate Students in English Class?
Many students who come into my English 111 believe that the primary purpose of my class is for me to change them into "grammatically correct" writers and hammer into them the ability to "speak properly." In terms of motivation, an end goal of correct grammar is not enough to make students want to change their writing or . . .
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