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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Jeff Anderson |
ISBN: | 1571104127 9781571104120 |
OCLC Number: | 1001723315 |
Description: | xvi, 200 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Contents: | pt. I: The blueprint: teaching grammar and mechanics in context. 1. Introduction -- 2. Moving from correct-alls to mentor texts -- 3. Weaving grammar and mechanics into writer's workshop -- 4. Off-the-wall grammar and mechanics instruction -- pt. II: Constructing lessons: background, mentor text, and visual scaffolds. 1. The sentence: a way of thinking -- 2. Pause and effect: crafting sentences with commas -- 3. Pronouns: the willing stand-ins -- 4. The verb: are we in agreement? -- 5. Adjectives and adverbs: the modifier within -- 6. The power of punctuation: the period is mightier than the semicolon. |
Responsibility: | Jeff Anderson ; foreword by Vicki Spadel. |
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