Mechanically inclined building grammar, usage, and style into writer's workshop - Anderson, Jeff (Stenhouse Publishers, 2005)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-191) and index
Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I: The Blueprint: Teaching Grammar and Mechanics in Context; Part II: Constructing Lessons: Background, Mentor Text, and Visual Scaffolds; Appendix; Glossary; References; Index
Middle-school teacher, Jeff Anderson has discovered that nearly all teachers struggle to find ways of making the mechanics of English meaningful to kids and that many students are not grasping the basics that allow them to reach their potential as writers. Mechanically Inclined is the culmination of years of experimentation that merges the best of writer's workshop elements with relevant theory about how and why skills should be taught. It shifts the negative, rule-plagued emphasis of much grammar instruction into one which celebrates the power and beauty these tools have in shaping all forms
Keywords: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General; English language / Composition and exercises / Study and teaching (Secondary); English language / Grammar / Study and teaching (Secondary); Englisch; Grammatik; English language -- Grammar -- Study and teaching (Secondary); English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Secondary)