Unit 3: Assignment #3

• Read Wilbers' (2015) "Top [5] Reasons You Should Learn to Use Proper Grammar."https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-UnitPages/Unit-03/Wilbers_StarTribune_2015.pdf
• Learn when to useme, myself, andI correctly by doing the following:
  • First, watch Ted-Ed's (2015) video, "When to Use 'Me,' 'Myself, and 'I'."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XakoA2D0Okw
    • Remember that you can adjust the speed on this YouTube video (or any YouTube video) by followingthese directions.https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-CourseMaterials/PSY-225_Gernsbacher_AdjustingSpeed.pdf
    • Remember that you can access a transcript of this YouTube video (or any YouTube video) by followingthese directions.
  • Second, read Grammar Girl's (2007) article, "How to Use 'Myself' and Other Reflexive Pronouns."https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-UnitPages/Unit-03/GrammarGirl_Myself_2007.pdf
  • Third, read Stevens's (2012) article, "Grammar-Grouching on 'Myself' Misuse."https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-UnitPages/Unit-03/Stevens_ChicagoTribune_2012b.pdf
  • Fourth, test yourself on theMe/I or Myself Quiz.https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-UnitPages/Unit-03/PSY-225_Gernsbacher_MyselfQuiz.pdf Re-take the Quiz again (and again) until you earn a perfect score.
• Learn when to use "you and I" versus "you and me" by doing the following:
  • First, read Stevens's (2012) article, "You and I and Lady Gaga's Bad Grammar."https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-UnitPages/Unit-03/Stevens_ChicagoTribune_2012.pdf
  • Second, read Grammar Girl's (2007) article, "Between You and Me."https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-UnitPages/Unit-03/GrammarGirl_You-I_2007.pdf
  • Third, because "you and I" and "you and me" are often used incorrectly in song lyrics (as Stevens' and Grammar Girl's articles note), do the following:
    • Findtwo songs in which EITHER "you and I" OR "you and me" is usedcorrectly in their lyrics.
      • Write down the entire line from each song's lyric in which EITHER "you and I" OR "you and me" is usedcorrectly.
      • Write down the name of the song and the name of the singer.
    • Findtwo songs in which EITHER "you and I" OR "you and me" is usedincorrectly in their lyrics.
      • Write down the entire line from each song's lyric in which EITHER "you and I" OR "you and me" is usedincorrectly.
      • Write down the name of the song and the name of the singer.
• Read Gaertner-Johnston's (2006) article, "Its? It's? Or Its'?" https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-UnitPages/Unit-03/Gaertner-Johnston_BusinessWriting_2006.pdf Then find, on the Internet,
  • two instances when someone has correctly usedits,
  • two instances when someone has correctly usedit's,
  • two instances when someone has incorrectly usedits, and
  • two instances when someone has incorrectly usedit's.
  • For all instances, be sure to write down or otherwise capture the entire sentence in which the usage ofits orit's occurred (and the URL where the instance occurred).
    • To find instances when someone has incorrectly usedits orit's, think of sentences or expressions that contain those errors. Then, Google those errors. For example, if you Google "its a boy," you'll find instanceswhen someone has incorrectly usedits. https://www.etsy.com/listing/928428646/30-piece-its-a-boy-decoration-kit?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=its+a+boy&ref=sc_gallery-1-1&plkey=ad23fa6bcff4459581e9628c90870f7dd208db15%3A928428646 Similarly, if you Google "it's wheels," you'll find instanceswhen someone has incorrectly usedit's.https://coalesce.bandcamp.com/track/while-the-jackass-operation-spins-its-wheels
• To learn why it's probably not a good idea to double space after a period, do the following:
  • First, read Manjoo's (2011) article, "Space Invaders: Why You Should Never, Ever Use Two Spaces After a Period."https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-UnitPages/Unit-03/Manjoo_Slate_2011.pdf
  • Second, read Grammar Girl's (2005) article, "Two Spaces After a Period."https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/225-Master/225-UnitPages/Unit-03/GrammarGirl_TwoSpaces_2015.pdf
  • Third, think about whether you were taught to double space after a period.
• Top off all your grammar learning by watching Pleated Jean's (2013) YouTube, "Grammar Lessons with Food."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry-NYbMEbgc
• Go to theUnit 3: Assignment #3 Discussion Board and create a new post in which you do the following:
  • First, list how many times you needed to take the "Me/I or Myself Quiz" (it's okay if it took you a few attempts; the point is to learn when to use "me" versus "I" versus "myself").
  • Second, list the song titles, the singers, and the lines from the lyrics of the two songs you found that use either "you and I" or "you and me" correctly.
  • Third, list the song titles, the singers, and the lines from the lyrics of the two songs you found that use either "you and I" or "you and me" incorrectly.
  • Fourth, list the sentences for the two instances you found on the Internet when someone usedits correctly AND embed a link to the source for each instance.
  • Fifth, list the sentences for the two instances you found on the Internet when someone usedit's correctly AND embed a link to the source for each instance.
  • Sixth, list the sentences for the two instances you found on the Internet (and their context) when someone usedits incorrectly AND embed a link to the source for each instance.
  • Seventh, list the sentences for the two instances you found on the Internet (and their context) when someone usedit's incorrectly AND embed a link to the source for each instance.
  • Eighth, tell us whether you were taught to double space after a period and, if so, tell us whether you're surprised to learn that you shouldn't double space after a period. If you were not taught to double space after a period, tell us whether you've wondered why other people (erroneously) double space after a period.
  • Ninth, tell us which grammar lesson provided in Pleated Jean's video you were the least familiar with before watching the video.