1st Edition

Patterns of Power, Grades 1-5 Inviting Young Writers into the Conventions of Language

By Jeff Anderson, Whitney La Rocca Copyright 2017
456 Pages
by Routledge

456 Pages
by Routledge

Author Jeff Anderson and literacy coach Whitney La Rocca lead a vibrant approach to grammar instruction in Patterns of Power, Grades 1-5: Inviting Young Writers into the Conventions of Language . Here, young, emergent writers are invited to notice the conventions of the English language and build off them in this inquiry-based approach to instructional grammar. The book comes with... Read more

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Where Do Reading and Writing Meet?

Part 1 Getting Started with the Patterns-of-Power Process

1. Into Planning: What Do You Need to Do Before Teaching the Invitations?

2. Into the Classroom: How Do You Teach Conventions with the Invitations Process?

3. Into Application: How Do You Ensure Writers Apply What They Know?

Part 2 Into the Patterns-of-Power Lesson Sets

4. What Do Capital Letters Do?

5. What Do Nouns Do?

6. What Do Verbs Do?

7. What Do Sentences Do?

8. What Do End Marks Do?

The Power of Pairs: Why Do Writers Use Pairs?

9. What Do Apostrophes Do?

10. What Do Pronouns Do?

11. How Do Verbs and Nouns Agree?

12. Which Punctuation Comes in Pairs?

13. What Do Adjectives Do?

14. What Do Comparatives and Superlatives Do?

15. What Do Adverbs Do?

16. What Do Prepositions Do?

17. What Do Conjunctions Do?

18. Why Do Writers Use Compound Sentences?

19. Why Do Writers Use the Serial Comma?

20. Why Do Writers Use Complex Sentences?

Conclusion: Look Up!

Professional Bibliography

Children’s Literature Bibliography

Index

Biography

For over thirty years, Jeff Anderson has inspired writers and teachers of grades K–8 with the power and joy of the writing and grammar. He has written eight books for Stenhouse Publishers. He also writes middle-grade novels.

Whitney La Rocca is an elementary literacy coach and has spent over 20 years working with young readers and writers. She enjoys delivering professional development and coaching teachers in best practices to empower children to create their identities in the world of literacy.