Idioms for Aliens: A Grammar Revue of Plays and Verse [Paperback]

Ed Butts (Author), Edward Butts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2003

Can a verb complain about being irregular?
Can the pronoun it suffer an identity crisis?
Can a proper noun be an insufferable snob?

Should grammar be delightfully funny?

You bet!

Idioms for Aliens is the perfect tool for taking stuffy preconceptions out of the teaching of grammar. ESOL, struggling students, or anyone that needs a light-hearted look at the sometimes baffling rules of English will love this supplement to daily grammar instruction.

Produce these plays informally in your classroom, or stage them for your school. Students may forget they’re learning as they enjoy the off-beat humor and memorable characters. Everyone will find something appealing (and informative) in these twenty-five plays and verses.

Includes a CD of Microsoft Word® files—so you can customize the scripts for your classroom—and audio recordings of three plays that you can use as models.

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About the Author

Ed Butts is an author and humorist from Guelph, Ontario. He spent seven years teaching in the Dominican Republic, where he wrote these grammar plays to fill a void in available teaching materials.

Product Details

• Paperback: 119 pages
• Publisher: Maupin House Publishing (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0929895738
• ISBN-13: 978-0929895734
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,558,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A superb blend of humor and education, February 9, 2004

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This review is from: Idioms for Aliens: A Grammar Revue of Plays and Verse (Paperback)

A superb blend of humor and education and enhanced with an accompany CD, Idioms For Aliens: A Grammar Revue Of Plays And Verse written by Ed Butts and illustrated by Michael Tonn is an anthology of short skits that center around concepts of English grammar. Comprised of a lighthearted and educational collection of scenes that can be read aloud or acted out in any setting, featuring snobbish proper nouns, pronouns with an identity crisis, Idioms For Aliens is ideal for use with ESOL curriculums for students of all ages and linguistic backgrounds.