Grammar Matters: Lessons, Tips, & Conversations Using Mentor Texts, K-6 (Paperback)

Introduction; Part 1: Narrative Units of Study; Chapter 1: Writing the Narrative; Chapter 2: Wordless Books Create Story and Opportunities for Grammar Lessons; Chapter 3: Writing the Personal or Fictionalized Narrative; Chapter 4: Using a Touchstone Text to Write Fiction; Part 2: Informational Units of Study; Chapter 5: Introduction to Informational Writing; Chapter 6: Writing Descriptions in the Primary Grades; Chapter 7: Description and Compare/Contrast; Chapter 8: Procedural Writing; Part 3: Opinion Writing Units of Study; Chapter 9: Introduction to Opinion Writing; Chapter 10: Opinion Writing in the Primary Grades; Chapter 11: Opinion Writing in the Upper Grades; Part 4: Conversations About Grammar and Conventions; Chapter 12: Introduction to Grammar and Conventions Conversations; Chapter 13: Whole-Group Conversations About Grammar and Conventions; Chapter 14: One-on-One Conferring with Grammar and Conventions in Mind; Chapter 15: Conversations with Educators: Assessing Growth in Grammar and Conventions; Chapter 16: Using Mentor Texts for Whole- or Small-Group Instruction