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 * Web Evaluations**

Title: Guide to Grammar and Writing [|URL:http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/]

This website is great for teaching middle-level education, and even high school students the basics in terms of grammar, punctuation, and ways to make papers more professionally structured. The only problem with this website is that it is not set up in a way that is easy to navigate. Once the student clicks on their link of choice, they may have to do some digging to find exactly what they were looking for. A positive aspect of this website is that it has a focus on essay and research paper-writing, which, according to many, is not stressed nearly enough in high schools today. This website also has many interactive quizzes which are a big help in terms of students attempting to learn grammar and essay structure. These quizzes are also helpful to the teacher because he or she can get questions off of these online quizzes for future student assessment.

//The first thing that I appreciated when I visited this website was the fact that there are many different areas of language arts covered.I feel it was definitely directed toward higher grade levels, such as 6-12. If this site were to be used by a younger student they would struggle with the complexity and many options. Also, I feel it is very significant that the website is sponsored by by a College Foundation because this gives recognition and a good resource to further expand your knowledge. Although the website itself is rather boring and simple visually, I enjoyed the many different options a student would have and would absolutely recommend it to a classroom teacher!- **LN**//

Title: Grammar Book URL: []

This is another great website for teaching higher-education students. This website clarifies many common grammar or punctuation questions in a way that is simple and easy to understand. This website is very professionally done, and is very easy to navigate. Once you click on the desired link, the results are clear and exactly what one would expect to find. Grammar Book is full of examples and rules, so it is the perfect website for students who learn through examples as well as the students who learn through definitions. This website has great rules and examples, and it also has quizzes, videos, and a way that you can order the book that the website was made after. A teacher could use this website for quiz questions, and could show the videos in class so that the students aren't sitting in the classroom listening to the teacher lecture. This is a great website and a great resource for middle-level and high school teachers and students alike.

//One of the big things I did not like about this website were there was a lot of ad's on the sides of the sites and a student might get distracted and off track. Other than that it did look very professional. Also it may not keep all students involved. However I do like the idea of using it for vocabulary tests and to get definitions. Maybe even make practice quizzes out of it.// JKL

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