In this book, authors Patty McGee and Tim Donohue introduce Grammar Study, their classroom-tested approach that blends explicit instruction and inquiry to address the challenges and gaps in traditional grammar lessons. The book includes 40+ engaging and innovative, research-based lessons that are organized in flexible lesson progressions to provide teachers with easy-to-implement, fun, and learning-rich experiences for students in Grades 2-8. Not Your Granny′s Grammar revolutionizes grammar instruction so teachers can help students build actionable and detailed grammar knowledge and skills that enrich their academic writing for years to come.

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Not your granny's grammar -- Setting up the classroom for grammar study -- A unit on sentences -- Immersion lessons : mentor texts and tips -- Explore lessons : hypothesize and play -- Explicit lessons : anchor charts and how-to's -- Transfer lessons : tools and schedules -- Assessment : for learning and of learning.