Writing On and Offline

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1		Directions: This activity will help familiarize you with professional writers' comma use. Visit any or all of the following sites and locate an essay that interests you. The New York Times Magazine The Atlantic Monthly Salon Magazine New Scientist The Smithsonian Examine your essay paying special attention to comma use. How does the writer you've chosen use commas? Does the writer use them differently than you tend to? Does the writer use more commas than you tend to, or fewer?



2		Directions: For additional help with using commas, visit The Purdue University Online Writing Lab and take notes during your visit.

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