Grammar and Writing Presentation

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Grammar and Writing Project Handout

By: Summer Prospero

Book: ‘Grammar and the Teaching of Writing: Limits and Possibilities’ by R. Noguchi

Why This Book: 

• R. Noguchi is a well respected Professor. 
• From the first chapter, it re-taught me a few things I forgot. 
• The book is easy to follow in terms of how to teach writing and how to use grammar with students. 
• Many examples of how to teach ‘subject’ ‘pronoun’ 

Book Outline:

Chapter 1: The Limits of Grammar in Writing Improvement // The connection between Grammar and Writing, The relative importance of style to writing quality, and making grammar instruction more productive. 

Chapter 2: The Basics of a Writer's Grammar // Identifying the Basic Categories and  A minimal set of Categories

Chapter 3: Teaching the Basics of a Writer's Grammar // The problems of teaching grammatical categories, cracking the grammar code, the underlying knowledge of pronoun and the main verb.

Chapter 4: Run-ons, Comma Splices, and Native speakers abilities //Treating Run-ons and comma splices, a proper perspective.  

Chapter 5: Fragments and Beyond // fragments in speech, fragments in writing, recognizing the structure of fragments, Integrating content and organization, the role of grammar in writing instruction. 

Chapter 6: The Paradoxes of Grammar Instruction.

Teaching Ideas

Strategy One: Journal Entries, have them free write at the beginning of class then go back at the end and have a peer check for grammar. 

Strategy Two: Let the student pick the prompts. 

Strategy Three:  Fill in the blank and multiple-choice quizzes. (44, 46.47, 51-58) 

Challenges: 

• Students will still be confused with some of the grammar rules, messing up peer review for both themselves and other students. 
• Students will have a hard time writing even if they get to pick their own prompt.
• Students will get flustered or have test anxiety during the multiple-choice and fill in the blank.

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