Engaging grammar : practical advice for real classrooms / Amy Benjamin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benjamin, Amy, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language arts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (147 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), [2022]

Summary:

Teacher, researcher, and consultant Amy Benjamin challenges the idea of "skill and drill" grammar in the second edition of this lively, engaging, and immensely practical guide. Does grammar instruction have to elicit moans and groans from students and teachers alike? Only when it's taught the old-fashioned way: as a series of rules to follow and errors to "fix" that have little or no connection to practical application or real-world writing. Benjamin's enlightened view of grammar is grounded in linguistics and teaches us how to make informed decisions about teaching grammar-how to move beyond fixing surface errors to teaching how grammar can be used as the building blocks of sentences to create meaning. By using sentence patterns, mapping, visuals, and manipulatives, Benjamin presents an approach to grammar instruction that is suitable for a variety of student populations. Although she doesn't advocate for teaching to the test, Benjamin acknowledges the pressures students face when taking high-stakes tests such as the SAT and ACT. Included is a chapter on how to improve students' editing skills to help prepare them for the short-answer portion of these tests.

Contents:

Intro

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION

I Essential Understandings

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

CHAPTER 2 Changing How We Think about Grammar Instruction

CHAPTER 3 Elements of Linguistic Grammar

CHAPTER 4 Natural Expertise about Grammar

II Classroom Practice

CHAPTER 5 Usage and Mechanics in Formal and Informal English

CHAPTER 6 Grammar and Standardized Tests

CHAPTER 7 Rhetorical Grammar

CHAPTER 8 Scope and Sequence

TAXONOMY AND TERMINOLOGY

WORKS CITED

INDEX

AUTHORS.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780814100011

0814100015

OCLC:

1347027329