A fun short rap version (2+ min.) of William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White's classic "Elements of Style" - improve your writing quicker and easier after viewing this YouTube rap based on the aforementioned book:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNIZvTIyFy0
Four students at the Columbia Journalism
School in the M.S. program created a clever and entertaining rap video
using the classic book, “The Elements of Style” by William Strunk and
E.B. White. Available on Amazon
for $9.95, this go-to book about writing has been widely used by
students since the 1950′s and is required reading in many journalism
classes.
One of the creators, Jake Heller,
told Poynter that it only took about an hour to write the lyrics,
although the concept and other components took a few months to put on
the whole thing together. The Huffington Post referred to the 2:26
minute rap video as “a must-watch for all grammar nerds“,
but anyone who knows anything about writing will be able to find the
entertainment in it. “Do not join independent clauses with a comma. Read all the lyrics on AGBeat.
References
Moos, Julie. “‘The Elements of Style’
reinvented as rap video by Columbia J-school students”. Poynter.
December 15, 2011.
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/156124/the-elements-of-style-reinvented-as-rap-video-by-columbia-j-school-students/
Plumb, Alastair. “‘The Elements of Style’
Rap Is A Must-Watch For All Grammar Nerds (Video)” The Huffington Post
UK. January 4, 2012.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/01/04/the-elements-of-style-grammar-rap-video_n_1182841.html
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