Category Archives: Using Grammar to Improve Writing BOOK

SUMMER READING RECOMMENDATIONS: For Educators

Posted on June 7, 2021 by theliteracycookbook

Here’s my short list of recommended reading for educators this summer…. CULTIVATING GENIUS: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy by Gholdy Muhammad (Scholastic, 2020). This book is a game-changer.  My colleagues and I are revising our ELA … Continue reading →

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NEW VIDEO TRAINING MODULE: Using Grammar to Improve Writing!

Posted on June 30, 2020 by theliteracycookbook

I am pleased to share another FREE video training module! This SELF-PACED 32-minute video training module addresses the following topics: How we teach writing at Great Oaks Legacy Charter Schools What to STOP doing Seven principles for effective grammar/writing instruction … Continue reading →

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ONLINE LEARNING: How to Teach Writing with Zoom and Jamboard

Posted on May 3, 2020 by theliteracycookbook

Let’s say you’re teaching online with Zoom and you want to help students improve their writing. Let’s say you have 25 students—7th graders—who are reading Frederick Douglass’s 1845 memoir, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, and … Continue reading →

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NEW Grammar Resources!

Posted on October 14, 2019 by theliteracycookbook

Hi, all—I’ve been working in the field with teachers, testing out lessons based on my book USING GRAMMAR TO IMPROVE WRITING. I’m excited to report that these lessons are WORKING! When asked to reflect on “What surprised you about this … Continue reading →

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DESIGNING EFFECTIVE DO NOWS

Posted on January 21, 2019 by theliteracycookbook

[This post originally appeared in slightly different form on MiddleWeb.  It is excerpted from my book Literacy and the Common Core: Recipes for Action, and adds some new ideas.] When you ask teachers what they would call Do Nows if … Continue reading →

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How to Blend Grammar into Daily ELA Instruction

Posted on November 7, 2018 by theliteracycookbook

[This post originally appeared in slightly different form on MiddleWeb.] One of the most common concerns I hear from ELA teachers is “I want to teach grammar, but I’m not sure how to fit it in.” This post explains a … Continue reading →

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Narrative Writing Feedback Tools

Posted on November 2, 2018 by theliteracycookbook

Following up on my recent post about writing feedback in general, this post offers two tools targeting NARRATIVE writing specifically. As I’ve said many times before, I don’t believe in “peer editing,” which strikes me as “the blind leading the … Continue reading →

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Feedback That Saves Time and Improves Student Writing

Posted on September 25, 2018 by theliteracycookbook

[This post, drawn largely from Using Grammar to Improve Writing: Recipes for Action, originally appeared in slightly different form on MiddleWeb.] One of my deepest regrets about my teaching career is how much time I wasted on grading papers. I … Continue reading →

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GUEST POST: A Review of USING GRAMMAR TO IMPROVE WRITING

Posted on September 10, 2018 by theliteracycookbook

Friends— I apologize for the shameless self-promotion, but I’m pleased to share Susan Chenelle’s recent review of my book, which originally appeared on the NJ Council of Teachers of English Blog. Susan is the Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction at … Continue reading →

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UPCOMING PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

Posted on September 8, 2018 by theliteracycookbook

Hi, all— I’m pleased to report that I’ll be presenting twice in October at events that are open to the public: Oct. 11: “Using Grammar to Improve Writing” at NJ Charter Public Schools Association Annual Conference in Newark, NJ (Click … Continue reading →

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