Grammar & Paraphrasing Assignment Worksheet

Worksheet: Previewing and Critically Reading about the Importance of Good Grammar

Assignment Instructions:

Copy and paste the following worksheet into an M.S. Word document if this .rtf file above will not open for you.
On line A under each term, before you read the article, type what you think the word or phrase means. Define it if you know it, or take a guess, or partially recall the word, or tease out the meanings from the word roots if you know word roots.
On line B under each term, while you are reading, type the definitions of the words as you understand them from the way they are used in the articles. This is the way people most commonly build vocabulary, by understanding words from their context clues.
On line C under each term, type the applicable dictionary definition for each term. You may do this after reading or during reading (if you could not understand the terms from the context clues).
At the end, answer the critical reading questions for summarizing without plagiarizing (from below)

Vocabulary Preview & Review

1. vernacular

2. sticklers

3. rampant

4. evolve

5. etymology

6. static

7. fixation

8. eloquence

9. discrimination

10. zero tolerance approach

11. extenuating circumstances

12. credibility

13. aesthetic

14. hyper-competitive

Paraphrasing Without Plagiarizing

After reading the article by Susan Adams, close that source and, from memory, list the most important reasons that she states for knowing and using good grammar in the professional workplace:

After reading the article by Kyle Weins, close that source and, from memory, list the most important reasons that he states for knowing and using good grammar in the professional workplace:

Use your paraphrased lists above to compose a 150-200 word paragraph in the space below, giving the eight best arguments (3 or 4 from each) from the two articles about why good grammar counts at work.

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