Consultant Workshop Topics: Grammar
Below is a listing of workshop topics related to grammar and the consultants available to present a workshop at your school or in your district. Click on the consultant name to learn more about their consulting experiences, publications, and professional experiences.
Additional NCTE consultants presenting on grammar include Jeff Anderson, Amy Benjamin, Deborah Dean, Cathleen Greenwood, Beth Hewett, Harry R. Noden, Rebecca Wheeler, Jeffrey Wilhelm.
Mechanically Inclined: Teaching Grammar and Editing in Context, Grades 4-8
Consultant: Jeff Anderson
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.
Image Grammar Workshop
Consultant: Harry R. Noden
Using visual images and powerful passages, Harry Noden will show your teachers how to teach grammar with an artist’s eye and a writer’s perception as part of the writing process. This workshop combines grammar and writing and can be structured for half-day, full-day, or 2-day staff development workshops.
Recommended as an important resource to meet state standards, Image Grammar is designed to provide teachers with classroom-tested strategies that can improve students’ writing.
Key Concepts Covered:
- Brush Strokes
- Combining Brush Strokes
- Painting Images of Form
- Painting Images of Content
- Painting Images of Convention
- Key words for Painting Parallel Structures
Related Information:
NCTE Professional Development Consultants Listed by Topics
Professional Communities at Work Kit: Grammar
NCTE Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
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