Grammar+Girl

== =Grammar Girl= is a website where Mignon Fogarty writes brief articles explaining different grammatical concepts. These articles are separated into different: Grammar, Punctuation, Word Choice, and Style. They focus on common errors of the English language and give in-depth explanations while still connecting to the current world. Her articles are short enough to keep the attention of students while still being thorough enough to explain the concept. Some of them can also be played as audio clips so you can listen to the article instead of or while reading it. 

Strengths
The best part of this website is that you can find short writings about some common grammatical errors that show up in students' writing to give to students on an individual basis or to cover the same concept if multiple students have repeated it. You can also link to these articles from your main course page as a supplemental explanation of certain rules in case students need a further explanation.

Weaknesses
There is no "search" capability. So you have to scroll through each category to try to find what you need. Also, articles are not written everyday nor are there certain days of the week when new articles show up on the site, so you never know when a new article will be posted.

Examples of Use

 * Inquiry: collect data/information on grammatical concepts
 * Construction: creating new documents/articles/etc. using the knowledge gained and transfering it to individual writing
 * Communication: nothing can be created ON the site, but you are encouraged to create and communicate externally
 * Expression: does not allow for expression