1st Edition

Patterns of Power en español, Grades 1-5 Inviting Bilingual Writers into the Conventions of Spanish

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

Author Jeff Anderson and bilingual teacher and coach Caroline Sweet lead a vibrant approach to grammar instruction in Patterns of Power en español, Grades 1-5: Inviting Bilingual Writers into the Conventions of Spanish. Here, young, emergent writers are invited to notice the conventions of the Spanish language and build off them in this inquiry-based approach to instructional grammar. The book... Read more

Introduction

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

2. What Do Capital Letters Do?

3. What Do Nouns Do?

4. What Do Verbs Do?

5. What Do End Marks Do?

6. What Do Pronouns Do?

7. How Do Verbs and Nouns Agree?

8. How Do Writers Use Dialogue and Parentheses?

9. What Do Adjectives Do?

10. What Do Adverbs Do?

11. What Do Prepositions Do?

12. What Do Conjunctions Do?

13. Why Do Writers Use Compound Sentences?

14. Why Do Writers Use the Serial Comma?

15. Why Do Writers Use Complex Sentences?

Acknowledgments

Appendix A

Appendix B

Professional Bibliography

Children’s Literature Bibliography

Index

Biography

Jeff Anderson -- For nearly thirty years, Jeff has inspired writers and teachers of grades 1-10 with the power and joy of the writing process. He has written five 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.

Caroline Sweet is a Bilingual Literacy Coach at LCpl Nicholas S. Perez Elementary School in Austin, Texas. She has been a bilingual educator for 14 years and was named 2011 Teacher of the Year in Austin Independent School District. Caroline first met Jeff when she was a student in his fourth-grade classroom in 1991.