Title – Writing and Grammar Unit – Introduction

By – John Foley

Primary Subject – Language Arts

Grade Level – 9-12

Introduction:

This unit links writing and grammar. It includes ten lessons, a study guide and an assessment. The lessons here are meant to be supplemented by “mini-lessons” – I think grammar should be taught in small doses – of the teacher’s devising, based on the study guide. Many of the examples and definitions in this guide have been culled from

Writers Inc.

– a most useful book. The problem is that, in my opinion,

Writers Inc.

covers too much material, in too much detail, and does not distinguish between the important and the trivial.

Unit Contents:

Introduction (above)
Lesson 1:   Writing by Ear
Lesson 2:   Nouns
Lesson 3:   Active and Passive Verbs
Lesson 4:   Modify in Moderation
Lesson 5:   Coordinating Conjunctions
Lesson 6:   Simple Sentences
Lesson 7:   Compound and Complex Sentences
Lesson 8:   Periods and Commas
Lesson 9:   Logic and Questions
Lesson 10: Interjections and Exclamation Points
Study Guide
Writing and Grammar Test

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