Halloween in the Comm Lab

Comm Lab Works Study Marva Ward assists students
with signing in during the lab's Halloween festivities.

There were more than spooks and spectors in the lab today when lab assistant Nick Webb pulled out the Wheel of Grammar to challenge students' knowledge of writing concepts.

Topics covered by the wheel's quiz questions included commas, fragments, documentation and even Comm Lab trivia.

According to lab assistant Tonja Nelson, the Wheel of Grammar benefits students because it exposes them to the topics and, whether they get the question right or wrong, they hear the correct answer and why that answer is correct.

Updates on the Nov. 18th Staff Meeting

Tutors Chelsea Pruitt and Beau
Lewis work collaboratively on their
grammar presentations in the discussion pit.

As the date for the next Comm Lab staff meeting approaches, Rachel wanted to remind all of the tutors about the Grammar Lottery activity.

She sent an email to all of the lab staff that included the instructions for the presentations, as well as a deadline for when they need to be complete.

Tutors will need to send the completed presentations to Rachel by November 8th.

The best mini-lesson will also receive a prize.  It is still unknown what that prize will be.

Happy Documentation Day

Lab Assistant Nicholas Webb and tutor Charlton Rigsby
look on as two students help themselves to the Comm
Lab'sDocumentation Day refreshments.
(Photo by: Brandon Isaak) 

The Comm Lab would like to thank all of the tutors and lab assistants who helped make Documentation Day 2010 a success.

This year's event was the second Documentation Day we've had, and I think it went well.

Be sure to start your Grammar Lottery Presentations!

The lab staff have been challenged to come up with a way to present certain grammar concepts in a fun and interesting way.  This has been lovingly referred to as the "Grammar Lottery" because people drew their grammar concept from a cup, as opposed to winning some kind of major prize.

One of our tutors, Marijah Adams, has already started working on her presentation.  She posted her progress on her blog, http://xxversusxy.wordpress.com/.  You can read her post here.