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The Middle School Grammar Toolkit: Using Mentor Texts to Teach Standards-Based Language and Grammar in Grades 6–8 book cover

2nd Edition

The Middle School Grammar Toolkit Using Mentor Texts to Teach Standards-Based Language and Grammar in Grades 6–8

By Sean Ruday Copyright 2020
216 Pages
by Eye On Education

216 Pages
by Eye On Education

216 Pages
by Eye On Education
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Teaching grammar can be overwhelming and is often an overlooked part of effective instruction. The Middle School Grammar Toolkit to the rescue! Now in its second edition, this comprehensive guide makes grammar instruction fun and meaningful. You will learn how to: Teach grammar in a practical and applicable way by presenting each grammar rule as a useful writing tool for students. Use... Read more

Introduction: "Grammar Tools": Helping Middle School Students Part 1: Grammatical Concepts Aligned with Grade Six Common Core Language Standards

  1. Understanding the Impact of Intensive Pronouns

  2. Achieving Clarity with Proper Pronoun Case

  3. Using Punctuation to Set Off Nonrestrictive Elements

  4. Maintaining Consistency in Style and Tone

    5. Part 2: Grammatical Concepts Aligned with Grade Seven Common Core Language Standards

  5. Using Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences

  6. Using Phrases and Clauses while Recognizing and Correcting Dangling Modifiers

  7. Choosing Language that Expresses Ideas Precisely and Eliminates

  8. Distinguishing among Connotations of Words with Similar Denotations

    9. Part 3: Grammatical Concepts Aligned with Grade Eight Common

  9. Explaining the Functions of Verbals

  10. Forming and Using Verbs in the Active and Passive Voices

  11. Forming and Using Verbs in the Indicative, Imperative, Interrogative, Conditional, and Subjunctive Moods

  12. Using Punctuation to Indicate a Pause or Break

    13. Part 4: Putting it Together

  13. Assessing Students’ Knowledge

Conclusion: Final Thoughts and Tips for Classroom Practice

 

References

Appendix: Reproducible Charts and Forms You Can Use in Your Classroom

Biography

Sean Ruday is an Associate Professor of English Education at Longwood University and a former classroom teacher. He frequently writes and presents on innovative ways to improve students' literacy learning. You can follow him on Twitter at @SeanRuday and visit his website at www.seanruday.weebly.com.

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