Community Review of Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips

My Rating

My Take

Grammar Girl is quirky and fun, and my students love listening to her lessons on grammar (much more than they like my own!). She gives enough information that the students can build schema and have some context for WHY a particular rule is what it is. The examples she uses are accessible and often quite funny.

How I Use It

I paste links into students' Google Docs as they are writing to provide a mini-lesson on a recurring error. Students get a chance to learn as they write, and I don't have to correct their mistakes after it's too late. Sometimes, if I see a particular error over and over again, I'll assign a lesson for homework. Some of my students have even subscribed to her weekly podcast.

More community reviews for Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips

Paige S. Falcon Creek Middle School Aurora, CO

November 24, 2014

Grammar Girl is a witty way to get the down and dirty grammar tips our students need.

Grammar Girl has many unique topics that are relevant to students' lives. For example, Grammar Girl had an article about whether or not it was OK to use abbreviations and when they are appropriate. I like how Grammar Girl's topics are relevant to what students most commonly confuse or need help distinguishing. However, since the age range is 9th-12th grade, I did try and use it with younger students (middle school), and at times, I felt that it may be a little dry for some of the kids to fully be engaged. Besides the Grammar Girl audio and articles on the site, I did not see any other resources to further a class discussion or teaching of topic (but I could be overlooking something, too).

Kelli C. Frenship High School Wolfforth, TX

January 30, 2014

Very user friendly

Great for getting students engaged in boring grammar review.

Lindsey G. Frenship High School Wolfforth, TX

January 15, 2014

Fun and easy to use

I teach special ed kids and it is easy for them to navigate this site.

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