Grammar Matters
Subtitle: lessons, tips, and conversations using mentor texts, K-6
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Portland, ME
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781571109910
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part 1 : Narrative units of study.; title: Writing the narrative; title: Wordless books create story and opportunities for grammar lessons; title: Writing the personal or fictionalized narrative; title: Using a touchstone text to write fiction; title: Adding conversation to a narrative; title: Adjective interrupters; title: The apostrophe to show possession; title: The job of a verb is to show action; title: When to make a new paragraph in a narrative; title: Part 2 : Informational units of study.; title: Introduction to informational writing; title: Writing descriptions in the primary grades; title: Description and compare/contrast; title: Procedural writing; title: Part 3 : Opinion writing units of study.; title: Introduction to opinion writing; title: Opinion writing in the primary grades; title: Opinion writing in the upper grades; title: Adding appositives to paint pictures and combine ideas; title: The movable adverb; title: Expanding a sentence using complex elements; title: Subject-verb agreement; title: Verb tense consistency; title: Part 4 : Conversations about grammar and conventions.; title: Introduction to grammar and conventions conversations; title: Whole-group conversations about grammar and conventions; title: One-on-one conferring with grammar and conventions in mind; title: Conversations with educators : assessing growth in grammar and conventions; title: Using mentor texts for whole- or small-group instruction; title: Afterword; title: A treasure chest of children's books for teaching grammar and conventions; title: Appendixes.; title: Mentor text conversations (using mentor texts to notice grammatical concepts and punctuation); title: Mentor text and the Common Core State Standards; title: Commonly confused homophones for elementary school writers; title: Glossary of terms; title: About editing skills; title: Understanding differences in other languages to help our ELLs; title: Comma rules for students in grades 4-6; title: Writing abbreviations correctly; title: Sentence combining in Grades 4-6 (and beyond); title: Top ten tips for a teacher of writers