Understanding language and moving past grammar lessons: can we make the switch? The more I write about grammar and read research about the teaching of grammar, the more I am…
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Mentor Sentences from Literature
Once you become comfortable with teaching grammar, you will be able to pull grammar mentor sentences from literature. You will own powerful tools for adding deeper meaning to your grammar…
Short Story Unit Plan with Student Choice
Are you building a short story unit plan with student choice? I never teach the same short story unit twice. I begin standard English classes with short stories which allows…
Mentor Sentences and Interactive Notebook Ideas
Looking to benefit from mentor sentences and interactive notebook activities, perhaps together? My students and I discuss grammar as a natural extension with literature and nonfiction, normally by pulling sentences from…
Connecting Grammar and Literature
‘Connecting Grammar and Literature’ is part six of a ten-part series covering grammar in middle school and high school English classes. Start with part one and follow the links to the…
10 Alternatives to the Grammar Worksheet
‘10 Alternatives to the Grammar Worksheet’ is part four of a ten-part series covering grammar in middle school and high school English classes. Read part one, part two and part three. Update, 2022: After…
ELA Content Includes Grammar
‘ELA Content Includes Grammar’ is part three of a ten-part series covering grammar in middle school and high school English classes. Read part one and part two. All components of ELA…
Grammar Mentor Sentences from Literature
No matter what you call them—grammar mentor sentences, practice sentences, master sentences from literature—using sentences from literature is a powerful tool. Teaching with mentor sentences to meet language and grammar…