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Grammar Lessons and Strategies That Strengthen Studentsą Writing (Grades 4-8)

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Robb has totally changed the way grammar is taught with this book. Instead of giving students worksheets that research and teaching experience clearly shows doesn't work, Robb shows teachers how to help students understand how strong verbs, specific nouns, and subordinating conjunctions can improve their writing. The key, though, is to have students revise THEIR writing using these excellent principles. Finally, something practical and thought-provoking that works!

I was hoping to find a book that would aid me in teching grammar in my 6th grade classroom. Instead, I found a book that was not user friendly and did not offer many reproducible pages. Many of these lessons were not exciting and I did not feel that my students would have been excitied to learn about any of the concepts covered using the prescribed lessons. I was even bored reading it! This book is now collecting dust on my bookshelf.

This wonderful book definitely changed my way of thinking, all for the best reasons. Robb clearly shows that the only way to teach grammar is to choose those parts of speech that clearly support writing: teach strong verbs and specific nouns; teach prepositional phrases to vary sentence beginnings and add details to short, general sentences. Robb shows how to involve students in thinking about grammar this way and also points out the students' improvement when they apply these grammar understandings to their own writing. I said farewell to worksheets long ago, for I realized there was no transfer to students' writing. I'm on board and enjoying teaching grammar with this book as my guide!

I teach a basic composition class, and I've always struggled with ways to help the kids see the importance of proper grammar. With the ideas in this book, my students finally get it! Instead of boring reproducible worksheets, the students apply the grammar rules to their own writing. They now see how a prepositional phrase can make their writing more interesting; they see the importance of showing instead of telling. This is a tool to help kids see how the grammar rules they've only practiced on worksheets apply to their writing. The Strategy Lessons and Student Practice ideas are easily adapted to any grade level! A must have for ANYONE who teaches writing.

I have always struggled to teach grammar - it's boring, the students get lost, etc - this book has changed all of that! I now teach grammar with enthusiasm and the students are grasping the concepts quicker! This book is a wonderful guide through the world of grammar!

Impressed with the step by step process from beginning to end of write and understand. The charts will be exceptionally helpful.