Grammar Jam: Adding a Creative Editing Tactic

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Published: Feb 19, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31719/pjaw.v2i1.21

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David Gillespie
Roger Williams University

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The author argues reading, hearing, and then composing musical lyrics involving grammatical concerns can help college writing students to edit more effectively for a song's grammar topic. Explaining that the songs need to offer specific advice, such as how to both spot and correct the grammatical problem, the writer offers lyrical examples and provides scholarly evidence for this approach. The essay explains what Grammar Jam is, why music can work, and how to use the tactic in the classroom.

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Gillespie, D. (2018). Grammar Jam: Adding a Creative Editing Tactic. Prompt: A Journal of Academic Writing Assignments, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.31719/pjaw.v2i1.21
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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2018)
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