study and teaching (middle school)

A guide to teaching argumentative writing using a structured process approach, with classroom-tested activities, detailed lesson sequences, and supporting handouts.

Presents lessons to help middle school students master Standard English grammar, and covers key grammatical rules, narrative and expository writing, and more.

"... takes students from grammar to reading comprehension to writing ... including parts of speech, active and passive verbs, Greek and Latin roots and affixes; nuances in word meanings; textual analysis, authorship, structure, and other skills for reading fiction and nonfiction; and writing arguments, informative texts, and narratives"--Amazon.com.

Don't blame technology for poor student grammar; instead, use technology intentionally to reach students and actually improve their writing! In this practical book, bestselling authors Jeremy Hyler and Troy Hicks reveal how digital tools and social media- a natural part of students' lives - can make grammar instruction more authentic, relevant, and effective in today's world. Topics Covered: Teaching students to code switch and differentiate between formal and informal sentence styles -- Using flipped lessons to teach the parts of speech and help students build their own grammar guides -- Enlivening vocabulary instruction with student-produced video -- Helping students master capitalization and punctuation in different digital contexts -- Each chapter contains examples, screenshots, and instructions to help you implement the ideas. With the strategies in this book, you can empower students to become better writers with the tools they already love and use daily. -- Provided by publisher.

Presents several lessons and activities for each of the ten NCTM standards and strategies, provides strategies for making connections between mathematical concepts, and incorporates TI-73 Explorer and TI-83/84 Plus graphing calculator applications and programs.