Sean Ruday

The Elementary School Grammar Toolkit (eBook, ePUB)

Using Mentor Texts to Teach Standards-Based Language and Grammar in Grades 3-5

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Teaching grammar can be overwhelming and is often an overlooked part of effective instruction. The Elementary School Grammar Toolkit to the rescue! Now in its second edition, this comprehensive guide makes grammar instruction fun and meaningful.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000041279
• Artikelnr.: 59428366

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: What's in Your Toolkit? Connecting Literature and Grammar
Instruction
Part 1: Grammatical Concepts Aligned With Grade Three Common Core Language
Standards
1 The Importance of Pronoun Reference
2 Subject-Verb Agreement
3 Using Commas and Quotation Marks When Writing Dialogue
4 Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
5 Recognizing Differences Between Spoken and Written Standard English
Part 2: Grammatical Concepts Aligned With Grade Four Common Core Language
Standards
6 Re-Envisioning Writing with Relative Pronouns and Relative Adverbs
7 The Progressive Verb Tenses and Why They Matter
8 Why Writers Use Modal Auxiliaries
9 Remaking Writing With Prepositional Phrases
10 Guidelines for Capitalization Use
11 Choosing Words and Phrases to Convey Ideas Precisely
Part 3: Grammatical Concepts Aligned With Grade Five
Common Core Language Standards
12 The Perfect Verb Tenses
13 Conjunctions and Interjections
14 Using Punctuation for Clarity and Effect
15 Dialects and Language Variations
16 Figurative Language
17 Assessing Students' Knowledge
Part 4: Putting It Together
Conclusion: Final Thoughts and Tips for Classroom Practice
References