R A M M A R G L

R A M M A R G L A N O I T A T I INV IN A NUTSHELL

WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH SAY? WRITING NEXT FOUND THAT TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR INSTRUCTION WAS NOT EFFECTIVE AND CAN EVEN HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON STUDENT WRITING

WHAT GRAMMAR STRATEGIES WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENT WRITING? • BIG IDEA #1: TEACH GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT • BIG IDEA #2: USE MENTOR TEXTS • BIG IDEA #3: TEACH FUNCTION OVER DESCRIPTION

INVITATIONAL GRAMMAR • INVITATION TO NOTICE • INVITATION TO COLLECT • INVITATION TO IMITATE • INVITATION TO EDIT • INVITATION TO CELEBRATE

LESSON FORMAT DAY 1 DAY 2 INVITATION TO NOTICE: MENTOR SENTENCES ARE COLLECTED FROM SHARED READING, TEACHER OR STUDENT WRITING. STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOTICE HOW THE GRAMMAR CHOICES HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE READER. INVITATION TO NOTICE: MORE MENTOR SENTENCES ARE PRESENTED PERHAPS INCLUDING ANOTHER LAYER OR FUNCTION OF GRAMMAR BEING STUDIED. INVITATION TO IMITATE: STUDENTS ARE ASKED IMITATE THE GRAMMAR STRUCTURE. STUDENTS SHARE SENTENCES WITH CLASSMATES. INVITATION TO IMITATE: STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO IMITATE THE GRAMMAR STRUCTURE WITHIN THEIR OWN WRITING. STUDENT SHARE EXAMPLES WITH WRITING PARTNERS WORKSHOP: CONFERENCE WITH STUDENTS AS NEEDED

WHAT DO YOU NOTICE? A. HE’D NEVER SEEN A LOTUS BLOSSOM OR AN EMPEROR ON A GOLDEN DRAGON. B. HE’D NEVER SEEN A LOTUS BLOSSOM. HE HAD ALSO NEVER SEEN AN EMPEROR ON A GOLDEN DRAGON.

JOINING IDEAS

YOUR TURN! • MAKE AT LEAST ONE SENTENCE USING A CONJUNCTION TO JOIN IDEAS • FINISHED? TRY OUT ANOTHER CONJUNCTION!

DAY 2 INVITATION TO NOTICE: USE ONE OR TWO STUDENT SENTENCES AS MENTORS INVITATION TO IMITATE: FIND A PLACE IN YOUR WRITING WHEN YOU HAVE USED A CONJUNCTION OR ADD A NEW SENTENCE USING A CONJUNCTION. WRITE IT ON A POST-IT NOTE. OR: INVITATION TO COLLECT: STUDENTS LOOK THROUGH THEIR OWN WRITING AND/OR SILENT READING BOOKS FOR MORE EXAMPLES. WORKSHOP: LOOK AT EXIT TICKETS, GROUP AND CONFERENCE