Jeff Anderson has taught writing and reading for over 18 years. Over his career, Jeff has worked with writers in grades K-12, focusing in grades 4-8. Jeff’s passion is motivating and developing struggling writers with instructional strategies such as writer’s workshop and process writing, with a particular interest in making editing and grammar in context a meaning-making experience for students and teachers. Jeff has written articles in NCTE's Voices from the Middle, English Journal, as well as an article on motivating struggling writers in ASCD's Educational Leadership. NCTE recently awarded Jeff with the Paul and Kate Farmer Award. He has published a book, Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and Style into Writer's Workshop, and a DVD filmed in his inner-city classroom, The Craft of Grammar.
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Jeff speaks on the topics of Grammar, Editing, Writing, Struggling Writers and Revision which includes the following workshops:
Mechanically Inclined: Teaching Grammar and Editing in Context, Grades 4-8
The words grammar and editing aren’t popular with most students (and many teachers). How do we help students become a part of this vital element of the writing process? Using wall charts, literature, and patterns, teachers discover how merging craft with grammar and editing can and will engage students.
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Everyday Editing: Invitations to Write and Edit, Grades 4-8
Make editing a meaningful endeavor that encourages rather than discourages intermediate and adolescent writers. The power to edit comes from concept development and using editing more as a creational facility rather than a correctional one.
Revision Decisions: Revising with Writers, Grades 4-8
Adolescent and young writers alike cringe when they are asked to revise. How do they know what to do and when to do it? By creating a conversation about the craft of writing and applying specific strategies, we can begin to answer these questions.