Mechanically Inclined : Building Grammar, Usage, and Style into Writer's Workshop (Paperback, 2 ed)

Part I: The Blueprint: Teaching Grammar and Mechanics in Context??1. Introduction? 2. Moving from Correct-Alls to Mentor Texts? 3. Weaving Grammar and Mechanics into Writer's Workshop? 4. The Editor's Checklist? 5. Off-the-Wall Grammar and Mechanics Instruction??Part II: Constructing Lessons: Background, Mentor Text, and Visual Scaffolds??Section 1. The Sentence: A Way of Thinking? Section 2. Pause and Effect: Crafting Sentences with Commas? Section 3. Pronouns: The Willing Stand-Ins? Section 4. The Verb: Are We All in Agreement?? Section 5. Adjectives and Adverbs: The Modifier Within? Section 6. The Power of Punctuation: The Period Is Mightier Than the Semicolon