E. Jann Harris

My 5th AP period class got to meet my friend, E. Jann Harris.  Jann and I work together as part of the CSULB ERW team; we co-teach that 3-day workshop on teaching writing in high school and college.

Anyway, today she mentioned the 20 Most Common Writing Errors committed by college freshman...here is the same list in Andrea Lunsford's new book, The Everyday Writer.   Andrea Lunsford  heads up the Rhetoric and Comp department at Stanford, and is a rock star among composition teachers; when she's in town, we get giddy and want to skip work to go hear her speak.  (Jann got to go; I did not.)

So, for heaven's sake:  click the link!  Study the errors!  Look at her book!  Ask Santa to bring you her book this December because, after all,  you have been very, very good...and with that book on your desk, you'll be EVEN BETTER.  

[You see?  In THIS case, I believe the repeated use of the word "very" in the above sentence serves an important rhetorical purpose.  Believe me, I thought about it first, but finally decided its use was justified.]