Description
This must-have resource features 180 practical, ready-to-use grammar and usage lessons and activities-one for each day of the school year. The activities included help students in grades 5-12 to acquire, improve, and expand their grammar skills, and become more adept and confident writers. Veteran educator and best-selling author Jack Umstatter helps teachers to familiarize students with the type of grammar-related content found on standardized local, state, national, and college admissions tests.
- Includes ready-to-use, yet comprehensive and authoritative activities for use as sponge activities, extra homework, or regular daily lessons
- Reproducible lessons are designed to be non-intimidating and clear for students
- Other titles by Umstatter include Grammar Grabbers , 201 Ready-to-Use Word Games for the English Classroom, Brain Games , and Got Grammar?
Tips for educators on how to best utilize each specific topic or lesson are included for easy classroom instruction.
Author: Jack Umstatter
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 04/19/2010
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.40w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780470543153
ISBN10: 0470543159
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching | Subjects | Language Arts
- Education | Teaching | Subjects | Reading & Phonics
- Education | Schools | Levels | Secondary
About the Author
JACK UMSTATTER, M.A., taught English for more than 30 years at both the middle school and high school levels. Selected Teacher of the Year several times, he is the best-selling author of numerous books, including 201 Ready-to-Use Word Games for the English Classroom, Brain Games!, Grammar Grabbers!, and Got Grammar?, all published by Jossey-Bass. Umstatter is a professional development workshop leader, training teachers and students across the nation on reading, writing, and poetry strategies.