The Grammar Plan Book: A Guide to Smart Teaching

For most language arts teachers, grammar is the core of good writing and reading skills. Sadly, it's not news. In fact, Constance Weaver who authored this book provides a more clear look in helping our students developing grammar skills. First, you can't teach grammar in isolation anyway. It just doesn't work! You should teach and introduce students to literature that is fresh, exciting, and will get more kids reading regardless. We all have to develop our grammar skills even as writers. Students should not have to worry so much about all the terminology. It can be done in doses as Weaver proposes perhaps ten minutes a lesson rather spending the first month or two teaching. This book is a great and useful tool for language arts teachers who will teach grammar or improve students writing skills. All writers regardless of experience need to revise anyway. This book is a lot less threatening, calm, and resourceful without going overboard.

I love this book that my professor chose to use for our grammar and language class. It really goes in depth which can help a teacher teach grammar correctly!

A really good resource with some good ideas. Mostly geared towards middle grades. I prefer Mechanically Inclined by Jeff Anderson.

Good way to focus on how to teach grammar in a way that is less boring and can better engage students. Combine with "Teaching Grammar through Writing" and you have a good foundation.

This is a good book for planning grammar instruction. It helps to have Constance Weaver's other book too. I found it works well with Mechanically Inclined as well.

Everything was fine except one corner of the book was messed up by either being dropped or caught in some way.

Helpful for those of us who went in to English because we love literature but hate grammar. I plan to keep it handy.

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