THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE GRAMMAR LESSONS

DO NOW: ANALYZE THE QUOTE

WILLIAM STRUNK, JR.

•William Strunk, Jr., was born July 1, 1869, in

Cincinnati, Ohio. Died- September 26, 1946,

Poughkeepsie, NY.

• After earning a bachelor's degree at the

University of Cincinnati in 1890 and a Ph.D. at

Cornell University in 1896, Strunk went on to have

a long career as an educator.

• He taught English at Cornell for forty-six years.

• Strunk wrote the first edition of The Elements of

Style for the use of his students and had it

privately printed in 1918.

FAMOUS QUOTE ABOUT STRUNK AND HIS BOOK, WRITTEN BY E.B. WHITE (CO-AUTHOR/HE REVISED THE BOOK IN 1959)

• I think though, that if I were ever in the, to me, unthinkable position of facing a

class in English usage and style, I would lean far over the desk on the first day,

clutch my lapels, blink my eyes, and intone: say: Get the little book. Get the

little book, get the little book. Then I would dismiss the class for two weeks,

and tell them to come back when they had learned its rules. The rules of the

game.

5 points of extra credit for the first person that

can name what other major work E.B. White

wrote.

DOWN TO THE NITTY GRITTY PT. 1

•You will be randomly split up into groups of 3. (A total of 10

groups).

•Each group will be randomly given chapters in the book.

(Next week we will start with chapter 1 + 2.)

•Your group will be tasked with coming up with a lesson to

teach the grammar rules to the class.

• It is up to your group how you will teach it. (PowerPoint, Prezi,

Read and Write- please send me anything you need posted)

DOWN TO THE NITTY GRITTY PT. 2- REQUIREMENTS:

•Each group must create, at minimum, 5 original examples per

chapter to show the class as they teach the grammar rule.

•Each group must create, at minimum, 10 original examples (on

worksheet) for the class to work on in their groups.

•Your group must email me the worksheet the day before your

turn to teach, and I will print copies for the class.

•The group teaching, must circulate the room and monitor the class

to make sure no one is confused and on task.

•The group teaching, must also review the answers with the class.

GRADING:

•The group teaching will be graded on the effectiveness of

their presentation, their examples, their worksheet, and how

well they monitor the room. 100 Pts.

•The groups will turn in their completed worksheet, with their

names on it for 100 pts.