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BL
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967046
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b721416
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| Main Entry
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Anderson, Jeff,1966-
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| Title & Author
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Mechanically inclined : : building grammar, usage, and style into writer's workshop /\ Jeff Anderson ; foreword by Vicki Spandel.
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| Publication Statement
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Portland, Maine :: Stenhouse Publishers,, ©2005.
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1 online resource (xvi, 200 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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1281034835
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: 1571107053
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: 9781281034830
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: 9781571107053
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1571104127
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9781571104120
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-191) and index.
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| Contents
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Part I: The Blueprint: Teaching Grammar and Mechanics in Context. Moving from correct-alls to mentor texts ; Weaving grammar and mechanics into writer's workshop ; Off-the wall grammar and mechanics instruction -- Part II: Constructing Lessons: Background, Mentor Text, and Visual Scaffolds. The sentence: a way of thinking ; Pause and effect: crafting sentences with commas ; Pronouns: the willing stand-ins ; The verb: are we all in agreement? ; Adjectives and adverbs: the modifier within ; The power of punctuation: the period is mightier than the semicolon.
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Middle-school teacher, Jeff Anderson has discovered that nearly all teachers struggle to find ways of making the mechanics of English meaningful to kids and that many students are not grasping the basics that allow them to reach their potential as writers. Mechanically Inclined is the culmination of years of experimentation that merges the best of writer's workshop elements with relevant theory about how and why skills should be taught. 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.
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English language-- Composition and exercises-- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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English language-- Grammar-- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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English language-- Composition and exercises-- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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English language-- Grammar-- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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LANGUAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES-- General.
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| Dewey Classification
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428/.0071/2
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LB1631.A545 2005eb
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| Added Entry
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Spandel, Vicki
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