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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 428.00712 EAN: 9781571104120 ISBN: 1571104127 Label: Stenhouse Publishers Manufacturer: Stenhouse Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 200 Publication Date: 2005-11 Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers Studio: Stenhouse Publishers Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Mechanically InclinedAs the forward of this text suggested, this book IS engaging enough to read far into the night, despite it being about grammar and usage! It is packed with usable information, visuals, examples and stimulating ideas for writing teachers. I highly recommend it, for teachers and writers of all ages (middle school to college). Rating: - Finally, fun ways to teach grammar!I love this book. I teach high school and I was never able to find creative and concrete ways to teach grammar concepts. Anderson takes the best of what we know about how to teach grammar (that is should be taught in the context of a student's own writing, that it should be active, that is should be scaffolded, etc.) and really focuses on how to make that happen. Look at his "sentence smack-down" and the "express lane editing" to really change how you look at teaching grammar. My kids loved it ... Read More Rating: - Witty, informative, easily applicableThis was a great read packed with real classroom experiences, creative learning activities, and terrific, easy-to-understand explanations of grammar and how to teach it. Rating: - Where "Grammar" and "Editing" Are NOT Dirty WordsIn MECHANICALLY INCLINED, Jeff Anderson tackles the issue of grammarphobia and edit-phobia head on. You know the diseases. They are endemic in English classrooms everywhere. Anderson advocates using "mentor" sentences and paragraphs taken from books that interest students. He also details how to set up a writer's notebook where kids can write freely without fear of the Red Pen (which, to them, is like an invader from the Red Planet, as narrated by Orson Welles). The notebook includes ... Read More Rating: - Useful supplement for LA TeachersJeff Anderson presents a dynamic workshop on how to liven up a Language Arts classroom, and his book further describes how LA teachers can make learning fun, enjoyable, and effective. 
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