Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, And Style into Writer's Workshop | 
| Author: Jeff Anderson
Creator: Vicki Spandel
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 200
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Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1571104127
Dewey Decimal Number: 428.00712
EAN: 9781571104120
ASIN: 1571104127
Publication Date: November 2005
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Finally, fun ways to teach grammar! May 2, 2008
I love this book. I teach high school and I was never able to find creative and concrete ways to teach grammar concepts. Anderson takes the best of what we know about how to teach grammar (that is should be taught in the context of a student's own writing, that it should be active, that is should be scaffolded, etc.) and really focuses on how to make that happen. Look at his "sentence smack-down" and the "express lane editing" to really change how you look at teaching grammar. My kids loved it and I really felt like they were getting it and would use it again. The book is teacher-friendly and activity-based and includes copies of handouts.
Witty, informative, easily applicable December 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a great read packed with real classroom experiences, creative learning activities, and terrific, easy-to-understand explanations of grammar and how to teach it.
Where "Grammar" and "Editing" Are NOT Dirty Words December 15, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
In MECHANICALLY INCLINED, Jeff Anderson tackles the issue of grammarphobia and edit-phobia head on. You know the diseases. They are endemic in English classrooms everywhere.
Anderson advocates using "mentor" sentences and paragraphs taken from books that interest students. He also details how to set up a writer's notebook where kids can write freely without fear of the Red Pen (which, to them, is like an invader from the Red Planet, as narrated by Orson Welles). The notebook includes sections for creativity, exploration, modeling, and copying well-written sentences and paragraphs.
I especially like Anderson's idea for the Editing Checkout, where students "scan" work looking for specific skills, then create a "receipt" of their findings. NATIONAL ENQUIRERS are not necessary for this activity. The kids will get a kick out of it and (not too loud, now) will learn something about editing (with one pen, two pens, red pens, or blue pens) while they're at it. What more could a teacher ask for? (OK, don't answer that...)
Useful supplement for LA Teachers October 23, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Jeff Anderson presents a dynamic workshop on how to liven up a Language Arts classroom, and his book further describes how LA teachers can make learning fun, enjoyable, and effective.
Great book that is worth the money! July 13, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I first came across this book at the library and found that I was constently writing down ideas from the book. I returned the book and decided to buy my own copy! Great resource book for Language Arts teachers! I highly recommend it.
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