I don't think I would do this with my 200 classes, although many of them need this, but it does seem like this would be a waste for most of them.
Many students have a hard time with pronouns. They use them, but there is no clear antecedent. Or there is a clear antecedent, but the noun and the pronoun replacing it don't quite match.
The exercise would be:
Have students circle every pronoun and then mark the noun it goes with. That noun should be almost immediately preceding it. And it needs to agree. When it doesn't, students would rewrite their sentences.
I could have students mark each others' papers, but that not be very encouraging. I think I would want to ask someone else's thoughts on that.
Many students have a hard time with pronouns. They use them, but there is no clear antecedent. Or there is a clear antecedent, but the noun and the pronoun replacing it don't quite match.
The exercise would be:
Have students circle every pronoun and then mark the noun it goes with. That noun should be almost immediately preceding it. And it needs to agree. When it doesn't, students would rewrite their sentences.
I could have students mark each others' papers, but that not be very encouraging. I think I would want to ask someone else's thoughts on that.
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