Title: Grammar Lessons and Strategies that Strengthen Students’ Writing
Level: Grades 4-8
Author(s): Laura Robb
Publisher: Scholastic Professional Books
ISBN: 0439117585
Date: 2001
Pages: 128
Size: 1.18 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English
Engaging, explicit lessons using mini-excerpts from books and students’ writing show you how to teach grammar strategically. Zero in on the common grammar glitches, and model for students how to use nouns, verbs, and adjectives effectively, catch mismatched pronoun references; make prose lively with clauses and phrases, use the active voice, and more. From learning the parts of speech to the skill of paragraphing, this book covers it, and gives you what you need to teach grammar in the context of reading and writing. For use with Grades 4-8.
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Following each chapter's introductory sentence, they are given a brief story. A short test at the end of each chapter helps them determine their learning progress. The dictations start out quite simple and become progressively more difficult from one chapter to the next. The book is filled with charts and illustrations to facilitate students' learning progress.