English 574

Best Practices in Teaching Grammar


Questions and Answers about Grammar


Image Grammar Lessons and Resources


"Grammar RX": Resources for Diagnosing Student Issues in Student Writing


Eats, Shoots, and Leaves: Teacherly Reviews


Final Academic Projects: An Anthology of Teaching Grammar


Resources for Other Grammar-Freaks (besides us...)


 English 574 Course
Materials

English 574: Grammar in Teaching Writing is a combined graduate/undergraduate course at Western Michigan University. The course is designed to give teachers the skills to develop their own 'best practices' of teaching grammar as a tool for developing writers.

Overview Materials
Day 1: August 31


Day 2: September 7
Day 3: September 14

 Day 4: September 21
Day 5: September 28
Day 6: October 5
Day  7: October 12
Day 8: October 19

          Project 2 Turn-in Overview
          Paper Editing Exercise (Mickley)
            
Day 9: October 26

       Eats, Shoots and Leaves Introduction
       E,S & L Scenario and beginning

Day 10: November 2

       Grammar RX Editing Practice
     
Day 11: November 9

       Grammar RX Practice
       Grammar RX Cheat Sheet -- review of issues

Day 12: November 16

       Binder Due -- project reflection

Day 13: November 23

       NO CLASS

       Binder Grading Sheet

Day 14: November 30

       Peer Review -- Final Projects
       Website additions
       Grading Final Project (Pedagogical)
       Grading Final Project (Academic)

Day 15: December 7 (Final Exam meeting) (6:30-8:00)

Grammar Central Home |  Q&A About Grammar 
Image Grammar  |  "Grammar RX"  |  Anthology  |  Other Resources  | Course Materials



Grammar Central is the class project of English 574: Grammar in Teaching Writing (Fall Semester, 2004),
a combined undergraduate/graduate course at Western Michigan University.

Jonathan Bush, jbush@wmich.edu