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Print Price: $79.99

Format:
Paperback
272 pp.
13 photos; 3 tables, 7" x 9"

ISBN-13:
9780195449075

Copyright Year:
2014

Imprint: OUP Canada


Teaching Grammar and Punctuation in the Twenty-First Century

Marion Terry

Offering highly detailed yet exceptionally accessible instruction on how to teach grammar and punctuation to students in grades 4-12, this brand new supplemental text shows teacher-candidates how to integrate grammar and punctuation instruction with reading and writing activities already prescribed by the curriculum.

Readership : A supplemental text for courses in English Language Arts taken as part of a pre-service B.Ed. program at the university level. This book will also have a secondary market in additional qualification (AQ) courses for in-service teachers.

Preface
Overview of the Book
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Part One: Entry Level (grades 4-6)
Grammar and Punctuation Skills Outlines
Grammar
1. Sentences Answer Questions: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
2. Sentences: "Doer-Action" and "Be-er-Non-Action" Word Pairs
3. Action and Non-Action Words: Tenses
4. Action and Non-Action Words: Words Can Be Tricky
5. Agreement: "Doer-Action" and "Be-er-Non-Action" Word Pairs
6. Words that Describe People and Things: What Kind? What Number?
7. Words that Describe Action: Where? When? Why? How?
8. Descriptive Words Can Be Tricky
Punctuation
9. End Punctuation: Periods, Question Marks, Exclamation Points
10. Capital Letters: Given Names, Languages, Nationalities
11. Quotation Marks and Commas: Conversations and Lists
12. Apostrophes Can Shorten Words
13. Apostrophes Can Show Possession
14. Colons Can Show Time
15. Periods Can Shorten Words
Grammar and Punctuation Skills Charts
Part Two: Intermediate Level (grades 7-9)
Grammar and Punctuation Skills Outlines
Grammar
16. Sentences: Subject-Verb Pairs, "Not-a-Sentence" Conjunctions, "Yes-a-Sentence" Adverbs
17. Variety in Sentences: Purpose and Length
18. Verbs Can Be Tricky
19. Adjectives: What Kind? What Number? Which One? Whose?
20. Adverbs: Where? When? Why? How? Under What Conditions?
21. Agreement: Tense, Number, Structure
Punctuation
22. Commas for Separation: Quotations, Lists, FANBOYS Conjunctions
23. Commas for Interruption: Interjections, "Yes-a-Sentence" Adverbs, Oppositional Words, "Not-a-Sentence" Conjunctions
24. More Punctuation: Capital Letters, Apostrophes, Italics, Quotation Marks, Parentheses, Colons, Semicolons, Hyphens
25. Periods for Abbreviation
Grammar and Punctuation Skills Charts
Part Three: Advanced Level (grades 10-12)
Grammar and Punctuation Skills Outlines
Grammar
26. Sentences: Subject-Verb Pairs, Conjunctions, Conjunctive Adverbs, Dependent and Independent Clauses
27. Variety in Sentences: Interjections, Patterns, Structures
28. Verbs: Tense, Voice, Linking and Helping Verbs, Verb Pairs, Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
29. Adjectives: Descriptors, Determiners, Misplaced Modifiers
30. Adverbs: Descriptive and Conjunctive Adverbs, Common Errors
31. Agreement: Tense, Number, Structure
Punctuation
32. Commas for Separation: Quotations, Lists, Coordinate (FANBOYS) Conjunctions
33. Commas for Interruption: Interjections, Direct Address, Conjunctive Adverbs, Appositives, Oppositional Words, Prepositional Phrases, Relative Pronouns, Subordinate Conjunctions
34. More Punctuation: Capital Letters, Apostrophes, Italics, Quotation Marks, Dashes, Parentheses, Colons, Semicolons, Hyphens, Slashes
35. Periods for Abbreviation
Grammar and Punctuation Skills Charts
Glossary
References
Index

Companion Website
- Canadian curriculum charts
- Student reading passages with activities
- Generative writing ideas
- Extra teaching suggestions
- Links to additional online resources

Marion Terry is a professor in the Faculty of Education at Brandon University. Before pursuing an academic career, she was for many years a primary and secondary school teacher in Manitoba, and was also academic program coordinator for adult education in northeast Saskatchewan.

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Special Features

  • Written by a Canadian instructor, this book reflects the reality of teaching in Canada and provides extensive Canadian examples relevant to students.
  • Simplifies grammatical principles for both teacher-candidates and their students by presenting concepts in plain language and gradually introducing formal terminology.
  • A skills-developing approach shows teacher-candidates how to encourage success in their students at each of the three phases of learning: introduction, acquisition, and enrichment.
  • Extensive examples of student writing and reading passages provide practical ideas and exercises to help teachers effectively integrate skill-building instruction into classroom activities.
  • Proven techniques based on the author's thirty-five years of professional experience in teaching grammar and punctuation to students of all ages in grade school, adult education, and university setttings.