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Module 4 - Grammar, usage, and mechanics

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Activity 1 : : Activity 2 : : Activity 3 : : Activity 4

Activity 3:  Reading, Writing, and Composition Resources

eText Readings
  • SF Writer, Part 7 (Understanding Grammar), Part 8 (Understanding Punctuation & Mechanics).  These parts comprise chapters 30-45.  Use this text as a reference for the MyCompLab activities.
  • Writing: A Guide for College and Beyond, Part 5 (The Writer as Editor)—Chapters 29 through 33.  Use this text as a reference for the MyCompLab activities.
MyCompLab
  • Grammar Diagnostics
  • Longman Online Handbook
  • Grammar Video Tutorials
  • Exercise Zone

To Access the MyCompLab resource, follow these steps:

 

 

1.   Log into Pearson’s Reading, Writing and Composition website using the information you received when you enrolled in the resource (the login page displays the title “Course Compass”).
2.  T he first page you encounter after logging in contains important announcements in the center panel. Please read these announcements.
3.    The menu on the left-hand side of the screen gives you access to the different areas of the Pearson Reading, Writing and Composition resource. Click on the link for MyCompLab.
4.    An initial link will appear at the top of the page, followed by an icon, and then several more links. IMPORTANT: First click the last link under the icon, “Click here to launch browser tune-up.” Follow the instruction to make sure you browser is ready for the resource. DO NOT click any of the other links under the icon, as you may receive an error message.
5.    Click the first link on the page, “MyCompLab.”
6.   The next page you see will have 3 main divisions in the center. For the first listing in this module, you will be using the first section, “Grammar.” Find the link for “Grammar Diagnostics” in this section and click it.  
7.   Complete the “Comprehensive Grammar Diagnostic 1.” Review your results and use the “Targeted Diagnostics” on the same page to work on the areas in which you need improvement. Then take the “Comprehensive Grammar Diagnostic 2” to see your improvements.
8.     To access the “Longman Online Handbook,” the “Grammar Video Tutorials,” and the “Exercise Zone,” find the links in the right-hand side menu. These links are also available for quick access under “Grammar” on the MyCompLab home page. Consult these resources as needed depending on the grammar areas in which you need improvement. The Exercise Zone contains thousands of practice questions divided into topic-specific categories.
Copyright 2008, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. sguy. (2007, February 17). Module 4 - Grammar, usage, and mechanics. Retrieved November 07, 2009, from Western Governors University Web site: http://ocw.wgu.edu/liberal-arts/rhetorical-and-critical-writing-after-11-1-2007/module-4-grammar-usage-and-mechanics-1. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Creative Commons License