Author: Patricia A. Dunn Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books ISBN: 9780867096057 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 0
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rant (rant) n. 1. Violent or extravagant speech or writing. 2. A speech or piece of writing that incites anger or violence. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language grammar rant (gramm?r rant) n. 1. A writer's or speaker's view that language is deteriorating, and with it, the world, the people in it, and their morals. Patricia A. Dunn and Ken Lindblom Is bad grammar not just wrong but morally wrong? Do comma splices and dangling participles signal a spiritual decline among our youth? Does a double negative signal the end of civilization as we know it? How outraged should we be at errors of punctuation, syntax, diction, and just plain clumsy phrasing? Patricia A. Dunn and Ken Lindblom take on the world of grammar ranters, showing you how to take your students on a backstage tour of the ranters' claims and denunciations, and their outraged complaints about other people's language. Offering multiple examples and insights about a wide range of grammar rants, they focus on: grammar and morality grammar and intelligence spelling, texting, splices, fragments, and other "grammar traps." Each chapter includes actual rants along with extensive editorial commentary, instructional activities, and classroom lessons that will energize student discussion and educate students about language and correctness, about what it really means to be a good writer. Using Grammar Rants in writing classes will: teach students the conventions of different genres raise students' awareness of real world grammatical issues strengthen students' textual analysis and critical thinking skills break that link between error and evil. Grammar Rants provides the background teachers need to speak with authority about punctuation, correctness, and other hot-button issues. Its practical activities, handouts, and lessons will promote savvy writing by empowering teachers and students to see for themselves how best to raise the quality of their written and spoken language without resorting to ranting.
Author: Laura Keisler Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing ISBN: 1087696836 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 202
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Bring the science of reading directly into the classroom! Developed for Grades 6-12, this resource offers teachers meaningful strategies to build students’ reading and writing skills. This book provides easy-to-use methods and lessons to help older learners practice word recognition, reading comprehension and content knowledge, and writing. With these research-based strategies, middle and high school teachers can make reading and writing simple, engaging, and effective! This book meets College and Career Readiness and other state standards.
Author: Darren Crovitz Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1134836872 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 232
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CO-PUBLISHED BY ROUTLEDGE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH Grammar to Get Things Done offers a fresh lens on grammar and grammar instruction, designed for middle and secondary pre-service and in-service English teachers. It shows how form, function, and use can help teachers move away from decontextualized grammar instruction (such as worksheets and exercises emphasizing rule-following and memorizing conventional definitions) and begin considering grammar in applied contexts of everyday use. Modules (organized by units) succinctly explain common grammatical concepts. These modules help English teachers gain confidence in their own understanding while positioning grammar instruction as an opportunity to discuss, analyze, and produce language for real purposes in the world. An important feature of the text is attention to both the history of and current attitudes about grammar through a sociocultural lens, with ideas for teachers to bring discussions of language-as-power into their own classrooms.
Author: Kristin Denham Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135617074 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 280
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Language in the Schools: Integrating Linguistic Knowledge Into K-12 Teaching addresses two important questions: *What aspects of linguistic knowledge are most useful for teachers to know? *What kinds of activities and projects are most effective in introducing those aspects of linguistic knowledge to K-12 students? The volume focuses on how basic linguistic knowledge can inform teachers' approaches to language issues in the multicultural, linguistically diverse classroom. The text also includes examples of practical applications of language awareness to pedagogy, assessment, and curriculum construction, which support the current goals of language arts, bilingual, and ESL education. Language in the Schools: Integrating Linguistic Knowledge Into K-12 Teaching contributes to the resources on linguistics and education by taking prospective teachers beyond basic linguistics to ways in which linguistics can productively inform their teaching and raise their students' awareness of language. It is intended as a text for students in teacher education programs who have a basic knowledge of linguistics.
Author: Vicky Giouroukakis Publisher: Corwin Press ISBN: 1452276463 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 241
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Design effective CCSS-aligned lessons for secondary students If you want to revamp your secondary English Language Arts curriculum to reflect the Common Core State Standards, this book is the perfect resource. The authors move the implementation of the CCSS for ELA from the abstract to the concrete by providing adaptable, exemplar lesson plans in each of the CCSS strands: reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language. Each lesson template includes: Intended grade level band, timeline, and the type of student writing involved Connections to supporting theory, including the Backward Design model Variations to differentiate lessons for diverse student populations Ways to link the lesson to technology and service learning Reproducible handouts
Author: Susan J. Behrens Publisher: Multilingual Matters ISBN: 178309981X Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 217
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It is clear that a proper understanding of what academic English is and how to use it is crucial for success in college, and yet students face multiple obstacles in acquiring this new 'code', not least that their professors often cannot agree among themselves on a definition and a set of rules. Understanding Language Use in the Classroom aims to bring the latest findings in linguistics research on academic English to educators from a range of disciplines, and to help them help their students learn and achieve. In this expanded edition of the original text, college educators will find PowerPoint presentations and instructor materials to enhance the topics covered in the text. Using these additional resources in the classroom will help educators to engage their students with this crucial, but frequently neglected, area of their college education; and to inform students about the unexamined linguistic assumptions we all hold, and that hold us back. You can find additional materials on the Resources tab of our website.
Author: Nicole Sieben Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9463512217 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 280
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This book provides ways of thinking about the teaching of writing in secondary schools (with applications to college writing) and shares research-based strategies for immediate use in the classroom.
Author: Evan Ortlieb Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing ISBN: 1786355256 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 344
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This volume will feature prominent researchers sharing evidence-based successes partnering with teachers in K-12 classrooms. It will have 3 sub-sections according to grade level appropriate instruction: K-3, 4-8, 9-12. As a result the book will have wide readership amongst educators in the early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school years.
Author: Kristina Wright Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1666931535 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 203
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This dynamic collection offers a breadth of expertise and informed pedagogies on teaching multimodal and digital creative writing in the college classroom. This book gives clear guidance with lesson plans, online resources, sample student work, and adaptable assignments.
Author: Deborah J. Vause Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0415527996 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 130
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A timely resource, this text will help prospective and practicing teachers develop lessons to meet the benchmarks enumerated in the Common Core State Standards for the English Language Arts: language, reading, speaking and listening, and writing.
Author: Patricia A. Dunn
Author: Laura Keisler
Author: Darren Crovitz
Author: Kristin Denham
Author: Vicky Giouroukakis
Author: Susan J. Behrens
Author: Nicole Sieben
Author: Evan Ortlieb
Author: Kristina Wright
Author: Deborah J. Vause