{"product_id":"9781032807348-mechanically-inclined","title":"Mechanically Inclined","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilding Grammar, Usage, and Style into Writer's Workshop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a middle school teacher, Jeff Anderson discovered that his students were not grasping basic grammar and mechanics, and that it was preventing them from reaching their potential as writers. He began researching and testing the ideas of grammar experts, finding successful ways of integrating grammar instruction into writer's workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome teachers love grammar and some hate it, but nearly all struggle to find ways of making the mechanics of English meaningful to kids. As a middle school teacher, Jeff Anderson also discovered that his students were not grasping the basics, and that it was preventing them from reaching their potential as writers. Jeff readily admits, “I am not a grammarian, nor am I punctilious about anything,” so he began researching and testing the ideas of scores of grammar experts in his classroom, gradually finding successful ways of integrating grammar instruction into writer's workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust in time for its 20th anniversary, this long awaited second edition of \u003ci\u003eMechanically Inclined\u003c\/i\u003e continues to merge the best of writer's workshop elements with relevant theory about how and why skills should be taught. It connects theory about using grammar in context with practical instructional strategies, explains why kids often don't understand or apply grammar and mechanics correctly, focuses on attending to the “high payoff,” or most common errors in student writing, and shows how to carefully construct a workshop environment that can best support grammar and mechanics concepts. In this new edition, longtime colleague, Lisa Thibodeaux joins Jeff in emphasizing four key elements for grammar instruction:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eshort daily instruction in grammar and mechanics within writer's workshop;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eusing high-quality mentor texts to teach grammar and mechanics in context;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003evisual scaffolds, including wall charts, and visual cues that can be pasted into writer's notebooks;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eregular, short routines, like “express-lane edits,” that help students spot and correct errors automatically.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComprising an overview of the research-based context for grammar instruction, a series of over forty detailed lessons, updated research, compelling new mentor texts, and an appendix of helpful forms and instructional tools\u003ci\u003e, Mechanically Inclined\u003c\/i\u003e is a boon to teachers regardless of their level of grammar-phobia. It shifts the negative, rule-plagued emphasis of much grammar instruction into one which celebrates the power and beauty these tools have in shaping all forms of writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53600991215990,"sku":"9781032807348","price":36.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31393096.jpg?v=1732176235","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032807348-mechanically-inclined","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}