The Craft of Grammar (DVD)

In The Craft of Grammar, Jeff Anderson shows how he brings grammar and craft together meaningfully for student writers. Jeff and his sixth-grade students move easily from analysing sentences to freewrites in writer's notebooks to ‘express-lane edits’ of their writing in daily workshops. This sixty-minute DVD includes examples of: • developing whole-class lessons focused on short mentor text • linking the writer's notebook to grammar instruction • assisting students in individual conferences as they test new writing strategies and analyse text • scaffolding learning through guided practice and small-group work • creating mnemonic devices to help students retain key rules • celebrating student success and tactfully correcting errors.